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CLASS OF 1885 

PRINCETON 



A RECORD OF THE CLASS, PARTICU- 
LARLY FROM 1901 TO 1909, INCLUDING 
AN ACCOUNT OF THE REUNION IN 1905, 
COMPILED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 
REUNION IN JUNE, 1910, BY THE CLASS 
SECRETARY, H. D. THOMPSON ^ -e=*> 



OCTOBER, 1909 



Printed by 

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CLASS OF 1885 

PRINCETON 



A RECORD OF THE CLASS, PARTICU- 
LARLY FROM 1901 TO 1909, INCLUDING 
AN ACCOUNT OF THE REUNION IN 1905, 
COMPILED IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 
REUNION IN JUNE, 1910, BY THE CLASS 
SECRETARY, H. D. THOMPSON ^^ .eso 



OCTOBER, 1909 



Please send any corrections or additional information about 
yourself, or any classmate, at once, to 

H. D. Thompson, Secretary, 
ii Morven Street, Princeton, N. J. 



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There is no charge for this book as such. The cost of its 
publication has been borne by the '"85 Correspondence Fund," 
which is in debt to the extent of about fifty dollars. If you 
wish to do so, send a contribution to this fund — one dollar or 
five dollars, or ten cents — what you wish. 



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THE REUNION OF JUNE, 1905 

Beginning in February, 1905, a series of postal cards with 
pictures of Princeton began to reach the members of the class, 
reminding them that a Reunion was to be held at Commence- 
ment time. After about three months of this gentle titillation 
the following letter was sent out : 

Class of '85 Reunion in Princeton, June 10 to 14. 

Princeton, N. J., May 9, 1905. 
Dear Classmate: 

As you know, the twentieth anniversary of our graduation 
occurs this June, and the unanimous wish of the class is that 
we celebrate this event in the regular manner. The uniform 
expression, from all members of the class, of the opinion that 
this reunion should be arranged on the same lines as the most 
successful reunion in June, 1900, has led your committee to 
make the following arrangements, which we think will lead to 
a most enjoyable, hospitable, respectable, and dignified occasion. 

The House. For the Headquarters of the class the house 
at 19 University Place has been rented. This is the house 
between the two houses formerly occupied respectively by 
Professor Dufrield and Professor Atwater. The house will be 
provided with beds for the comfort and convenience of the class 
while in Princeton ; at the last reunion we also had two other 
houses for the exclusive use of the class. There will be a bed 
for you, // you will promptly notify the Secretary of the class 
of your intention to be present. Meals will be provided by our 
own caterer, at the small cost of fifty cents. This will be the 
only extra. 

The Tent. In the rear of the house will be placed a tent 
30 by 50 feet, within which will be a platform with piano, for 



6 RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 

our corps of volunteer artists — Tobacco and light (or dark) 
refreshments will be on hand in the tent at all hours. 

Admittance to the House. The experience of previous 
years has demonstrated that it is necessary to restrict the 
attendance to members of the class and their friends, and 
admission of others than '85 men to the headquarters will be 
strictly confined to those having cards of invitation. If you 
wish to invite guests, please send the names and addresses to 
the Secretary — but under no circumstances will undergradu- 
ates be allowed in the headquarters. Following the ordinary 
custom, the benefit of which we have received in the past, it is 
intended to invite all members at commencement of the classes 
who were in college with us, namely, '82, '83, '84, '86, '87, '88, 
to be our guests. As you know from the experience of the past 
five years, the working of this system is highly satisfactory, and 
the headquarters will at all times be run in a manner similar to 
any good club. 

Class Supper. Instead of the usual formal class dinner, 
five years ago we had a very successful informal Dutch Supper 
and experience meeting in the tent on Monday evening. 

The Band. The '85 Class Band will be secured for as 
many days as possible. 

The Bull-Pen on the Front Campus. We have secured 
an enclosure provided with seats on the front Campus imme- 
diately in front of the '85 class ivy. 

Program — (The tent is open continually). 
Saturday, June iotli. 

Noon, Headquarters open. 

2 p. m., The class marches in a body from the headquarters 

to the Yale Game, which begins at 3 p. m. 
Evening, Triangle Club, "The Pretenders." 
Sunday, June nth. 

11 a. m., Baccalaureate Address. 
Evening, Philadelphia!! Society. 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE J 

Monday, June 12th. 

Morning, Class Day Exercises. 
Noon, Ivy Oration. 
Afternoon, Cannon Exercises. 

Evening, Halsted Observatory open to visitors, if clear. 
'85 Dutch Supper in the tent. 
Sophomore Reception. 
Tuesday, June 13th. 

Morning, Whig and Clio Halls meet in annual session. 
Afternoon, Gymnastic Exhibition in the tank. 
1 p. m., Alumni Dinner. 

President's Reception. 
Evening, Promenade concert on the front campus. 
Lynde Debate. 

Halsted Observatory open to visitors, if clear. 
Wednesday, June 14th. 

Morning, Commencement Exercises. 
Afternoon, Baseball game against West Virginia. 

Any suggestions or criticisms of these plans will be gladly 
received. President Miles is at present in Europe, but he will 
return for the reunion, and I am sure that he will change this 
program and plan, if any good suggestions are received. 

The Expenses. Our last reunion cost $1,200. The maxi- 
mum subscription at that time was $180 ; the minimum $1. We 
want every man to come and pay what he can towards defraying 
the expenses, but come you must. Men are the important fac- 
tors in the success of the reunion. 

If we can get 10 men at $50 = $500 

30 " " 25 = 750 

20 " " 10 = 200 

10 " " 5 = 50 



we will have, $1500 



8 RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 

Five years ago the majority of the men paid twenty-five 
dollars first, and later ten dollars more. 

We pay spot cash for everything we get, therefore — 
Please send me at once a check for the reunion. If you 
don't know for what amount to make this check, send the same 
amount that you did in 1900, or try twenty-five dollars, make 
it more if you can, or down to one dollar. Even if you are 
not coming, but think the class should succeed in this, send on 
a subscription ; but if you can possibly do it, come. 

Faithfully yours, 

H. D. Thompson, Secretary. 

Contributions to defray expenses were received from sixty- 
three men; namely, Barr, Bayard, Bedle, Berry, Bird, Blye, 
Brickenstein, Brown, Bryan, Buckelew, Burger, Cator, Clark, 
Clerihew, Cleveland, Coney, Conner, Cooper, Dawes, Due, 
Edwards, Etter, Fisher, Foltz, Gaither, Gamble, Granbery, 
Hall, Hardcastle, Harris, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Knox, Lam- 
berton, Leeper, McAlpin, McClumpha, McFerran, W. Mcll- 
vaine, Miles, Miller, Murray, Myers, Norton, Parker, Pershing, 
Potter, Riggs, Roosa, Shea, A. Smith, B. Smith, R. Smith, 
Speer, Swartz, Thompson, Wanamaker, Weir, Wilbur, Wil- 
son, Wood, Wylie. There were fifty-five who registered, namely : 
Barr, Bayard, Bird, Blye, Brown, Bryan, Buckelew, Burger, 
Cator, Clark, Cleveland, Coney, Conner, Cooper, Dawes, J. 
Dickey, Etter, Fisher, Foltz, Gaither, Gamble, Granbery, Hall, 
Hardcastle, Harris, Hayes, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Knox, 
Lamberton, Leeper, McAlpin, McClumpha, McFerran, W. Mc- 
Ilvaine, Miles, Miller, Murray, Myers, Parker, Pershing, 
Potter, Riggs, Shea, A. Smith, B. Smith, R. Smith, Swartz, 
Thompson, Weir, Wilbur, Wilson, Wood, Wylie. Possibly 
there were others present who did not register. 

In addition to the house at 19 University Place, sleeping 
accommodations were provided in an adjacent house, and in one 
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had a bed prepared for him. The band was in attendance for 
three days, and the class picture was taken after the Yale 
game. 

At the class meeting and supper much interesting information 
was obtained about various men, and it was 

Resolved, That the officers of the class be continued in office 
until the next regular decennial meeting, with the same powers 
heretofore conferred, viz: powers to deal with all matters 
appertaining to the class, including the class memorial. 

Later the President of the class appointed an auditing com- 
mittee which reported as follows : 

We have examined the accounts and vouchers of H. D. 
Thompson, Secretary of the class of '85, from January 13 
to June 26, 1905, and find the same correct. 

(Signed by) John M. Harris, 
J. W. Bayard, 

Auditors. 

During the reunion an exceedingly handsome repeating 
watch bearing the inscription "from the Class of '85, June 12, 
1905," was presented to the Secretary of the class. He would 
have liked to have written a word of thanks to each man who 
contributed for this purpose, but when he requested a list of 
the men, he received a letter saying: "It included every man 
who was present at headquarters on Monday except one who 
came in after the fund was complete, and I did not speak to 
him. And it includes also Rod Wanamaker." The Secretary, 
therefore, here wishes to express to the individual members of 
the class his sincere appreciation of the thoughts which 
prompted this highly prized gift. 



INFORMATION ABOUT '85 

The information in the following pages has been obtained 
partly from answers to a letter to the class requesting about 
300 words of a life history. The letter closed as follows : 

"Please do not neglect to give the honors which have come to 
you, nor omit interesting personal experiences. Remember that 
others would like to know about you, as you would like to hear 
about other men. Please cover the following topics in your 
letter : 

1. Permanent address and present occupation. 

2. Places of residence since leaving Princeton ; extent of 
travels at home and abroad. 

3. Occupation during same period. 

4. If married, date and place of marriage ; if you have chil- 
dren, name and date of birth of each. 

5. Have you taken any active part in politics, or been a can- 
didate for, or occupied any political office. 

6. Positions of honor or trust, other than political, which 
you have occupied. 

7. Information about '85 men whom you habitually or occa- 
sionally see. 

8. Suggestions regarding our reunion in 1910. 

9. Miscellaneous and general statements of fact, fancy, or 
opinion. 

PLEASE ANSWER IMMEDIATELY." 
To those members of the class from whom no answer came, 
six requests have been sent. 

CLARENCE J. ALLEN, 
Box 63, Milwaukee, Wis. 
I am glad to hear from you again, although I am beginning 



12 RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 

to feel old at the idea that the twenty-fifth anniversary is 
approaching. 

My permanent address is Milwaukee, Wis., and anybody 
can find me there from a telegraph boy to a bill collector, but 
if you send it to Box 63 it will reach me quicker. At present 
I am the manager of the Milwaukee office of Tracy & Co. of 
40 Wall Street, New York. 

Since leaving Princeton in April, 1883, I have lived at 
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, at Altoona, Pa., until 1887, and in 
Milwaukee ever since. My travels have not been very exten- 
sive, never having gone beyond the borders of the United 
States except to ride through Canada on the Michigan Central 
and one brief trip to Cuba. A special apprenticeship in the 
P. R. R. shops at Altoona, commencing in June, 1883, was my 
first occupation. At the end of that course in February, 1887, 
I came to Milwaukee as Assistant Engineer of Tests of the 
C. M. & St. P. Ry., leaving that position in 1889. During the 
following years I engaged in the real estate and lumber busi- 
ness in Milwaukee and in eastern Kentucky. In 1902 with Mr. 
B. L. Worden of this city I formed the Worden-Allen Com- 
pany, structural engineers and contractors, and was Secretary 
of the company until September, 1906. Have occupied my 
present position since March 1, 1908. Was married in Mil- 
waukee December 18, 1888, to Miss Elizabeth Seymour Steele. 
Have one son, Francis Olcott Allen, III, born in Milwaukee 
September 19, 1889. 

Have never taken any part in politics. Have never been a 
candidate and have never occupied any political office. 

There are very few Princeton men in Milwaukee, and I have 
seen no '85 men since last year when on a visit to Philadelphia. 
You will get more particulars from them than I can give you 
now. 

I don't really know any of the addresses you ask for, or any 
of the dates you ask for. 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 13 

Hoping to be with you in 1910, and that all of the class now 
living will be there. 

GEORGE B. ANDERSON. 
Address unknown. 
It is reported that Anderson was Assistant U. S. Attorney at 
Richmond, Va., at one time. Again it is stated that he lived 
at Prescott P. O., Canada. He is said to have been at one 
time a professor in Japan. 

f RICHARD HENRY APPLEBY. 

Died November (2?), 1888. 
Ed. Wilson and Jackson were at the funeral at Old Bridge, 
N.J. 

CHESTER ALLAN ARTHUR, 
Colorado Springs, Col. 

Arthur was the Colorado representative on the committee 
for the Taft inauguration ball. He drives a four-in-hand, and 
otherwise lives the life of a gentleman of leisure. 

He was married during the summer of 1900. 

f JOHN MORSE AUSTIN, Died August 28, 1898. 

Austin was a cousin of Pard Lamberton and came from 
Franklin, Pa. 

Griffith writes that he died in August 28, 1898, in Los 
Angeles, Cal. 

A. T. BAKER, 

2200 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

There is not much new to report in my life in the last three 

of four years, except happiness and semi-prosperity. I am 

still manufacturing, but the last year things have been a little 

quiet with us all, with brighter outlook ahead. I have two 



14 RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 

children, both boys, now in their last year at St. Paul's School, 
and will enter Princeton this fall. Perhaps the most interesting 
event in my life in the last ten years was the trip I took aboard 
the yacht "Hildegarde" in the ocean race for the cup presented 
by the German Emperor in 1905. We did not win, but we 
had all the excitement and fun passing the finish line off 
Land's End at 10.08 p. m., Wednesday night, May the 31st. 
We were fifth in the race — one-half hour behind the "Endy- 
mion," having taken fourteen days in crossing. We were 
anxious to beat the "Endymion," as she was owned by a Yale 
man and all the guests on board were Yale men; but a half 
hour is pretty close for a three thousand mile race. We beat 
her in the race to Kiel, where we were royally entertained, 
both by the Emperor and Prince Henry, dining with the 
Emperor on board his yacht the "Hohenzollern" and racing 
on board with him on his yacht the "Meteor." 



f WILLIAM SEBASTIAN GRAFF BAKER, Jr. 

Died June 1, 1897. 

The Baltimore Sun of June 22, 1897, says: 

W. S. Graff Baker, Jr., died after a brief illness of pneu- 
monia, June 1, at his home, in London, England. 

Mr. Baker was the second son of W. S. G. Baker, of Wynd- 
hurst, Baltimore County. He was born in Baltimore and 
educated at the University School and at Princeton. He 
married Miss Grace N. Carey, daughter of Mr. Henry G. 
Carey, and became a resident of London in 1888, where he has 
since lived. 

Interested in electrical engineering, Mr. Baker was a mem- 
ber of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, managing director 
of the Electric and General Contracting Company of London, 
and consulting engineer to the electric department of the Great 
Northern Railway. 

He assisted in carrying out the electrical equipment of the 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 1 5 

Coventry, the Douglas Southern and the Round Bay Park of 
Leeds tramway companies. 

JOHN W. BARR, Jr., 
206 Fifth Street, 
Louisville, Ky. 
I feel quite badly in not having answered the questions you 
sent to me concerning the class history, but really there are 
no events in my life which are worth repeating. However, as 
you desire to make the record, I take pleasure in giving them 
to you. 

My present address is Louisville, Ky., and I am president 
of the Fidelity Trust Company. Since leaving Princeton, I 
have continuously resided in Louisville, and have travelled 
to some extent both at home and abroad. During the period 
since graduation, for over ten years I practiced law, first with 
my dear friend, Judge John K. Goodloe, who was my father's 
partner for many years, and this continued until the time of 
Judge Goodloe's death ; after which I was in partnership with 
Judge W. O. Harris of this city, and this continued until 1898, 
when I became Vice-President of the Fidelity Trust Company. 
I married in November, 1892, in Louisville, Ky., and have one 
son, whose name is John McFerran Barr. 

With regard to politics, while I cannot say that I have taken 
any active part in politics, it seems to be necessary in our 
locality to be somewhat familiar with politics, and I confess 
the charge. I have never been a candidate for office at any 
time, although, in response to your question, I have been the 
recipient of offers for political offices. 

I see a number of the old classmates frequently. My nearest 
neighbor is W. L. Granbery of Nashville, Tenn., who has 
attained an eminent position in his profession ; and I frequently 
see Wm. B. Mcllvaine of Chicago, whose firm is considered 
one of the leading law firms of that community. I often see 
Janon Fisher of Baltimore and Joe Shea of Pittsburgh. I have 



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in the last year on a number of occasions seen Doctor Wylie. 
I also frequently meet Clarence Allen, whom you will recall 
in the freshman year being known as "Calf," for his wonderful 
feat of carrying a calf, painted green, to the top of the chapel. 
In regard to the reunion in 19 10, I have no suggestions to 
make, feeling assured that the occasion will be a delightful one 
under the management of yourself and John Miles. 

CHARLES H. BATEMAN, 
Somerville, N. J. 

He is editor of the Unionist Gazette, a weekly newspaper, 
and manager of a large publishing business. After leaving 
Princeton he resided at Trenton for a number of years, where 
he was, at different times, reporter and city editor of two or 
three local dailies and was at the same time acting as corre- 
spondent for various New York and Philadelphia newspapers. 
For ten years he represented the New York Evening Post and 
the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph in the New Jersey Legis- 
lature, and during that time and subsequently he has repre- 
sented the Associated Press and various newspapers. In 1891 
he purchased a controlling interest in the Unionist Gazette 
Association at Somerville, and has since conducted that busi- 
ness, but has continued his legislative work at the capital. He 
is at the present time president of the New Jersey Legislative 
Correspondents' Club. 

In 1896, and again in 1902, Mr. Bateman was private secre- 
tary to the president of the New Jersey Senate. On May 8, 
1908, he was appointed by Governor Fort a member of the 
New Jersey Civil Service Commission. 

In Somerville Mr. Bateman has been for ten years a member 
of the Board of Education and has taken an active hand in 
educational affairs. 

Mr. Bateman married Miss Louise Palmer of Newark, and 
they have two children : Charles Palmer Bateman, aged ten, 
and Ruth Bateman, aged eight. 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE IJ 

J. W. BAYARD, 

105 East Johnson Street, 

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. 

There is very little I can add for the class record to what I 
wrote you when the last was in preparation. 

Since October 20, 1890, I have been practicing law in Phila- 
delphia in the office of Mr. John G. Johnson. My present 
residence is 105 East Johnson Street, Germantown, Philadel- 
phia; and my present office is 1335 Land Title Building, Broad 
and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia. 

From July 1, 1885, to October 20, 1890, I resided at Wash- 
ington, D. C. ; since then in Philadelphia. My travels have 
been confined to business or pleasure trips to various points 
on the Atlantic Coast between Halifax, N. S., and Norfolk, Va. 

While in Washington I served as clerk in the Department of 
State, and studied law. Since then I have been as above stated, 
practicing law here. 

I am still unmarried. 

I have not taken an active part in politics nor been a candi- 
date for or occupied any political office. 

I have not occupied any position of honour or trust that I 
can now recall. 

I can give no information about the men you specially ask 
for, and the others I see seem to be just plodding along like 
most real geniuses. 

Our last reunion was a great success, and I hardly think 
your plans then can be much improved upon. 

y/ Rev. ROBERT H. BEATTIE, 

205 S. Waller Avenue, Austin Station, 
Chicago, 111. 
Belated and brief, here it is ! 

The record prior to 1900 has not changed. '85 to '89, Beirut, 
Syria; '89 to '91, Princeton Seminary; '91 to '93, Newburgh, 
N. Y. ; '93 to '94, Berlin University ; '94 to January, '03, New- 






1 8 RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 

burgh again, pastor of the Reformed Church, plugging along 
as preachers plug. Pulled up root and branch January, '03, 
and came to Austin, on the extreme west edge of Chicago, as 
Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Austin, where we 
still are. "We" being my wife (since '95), Eleanor, born 1897, 
Robert, 1900, Elizabeth, 1902, Caroline, 1904, Charles, 1905, 
Dale Robinson, 1908. 

In the line of ecclesiastical honor I am now Moderator of 
the Presbytery of Chicago, one of the largest Presbyteries in 
the Presbyterian denomination ; member of the Chicago Society 
of Biblical Research, and of the Society of Biblical Literature 
and Exegesis. Absorption in affairs personal and professional 
has prevented my affiliation with the social organizations of 
this city, so that even the Princeton men are unfortunately 
strangers to me. 

That is brief, but it contains most of the points. 

JOSEPH D. BEDLE, 
1 Exchange Place, 
Jersey City, N. J. 

The last record had the following: 

Permanent address, Law Office, 1 Exchange Place, Jersey 
City; house address, 96 Glenwood Avenue, Jersey City; occu- 
pation, lawyer. 

Place of residence since leaving Princeton, Jersey City, N. J. 
Extent of travels at home and abroad, five trips to Europe and 
various travels in this country. 

Occupation during same period, lawyer and judge. 

Married June 20, 1888; one child living, a daughter, born 
December 21, 1896. 

Have taken an active part in politics, but have never been 
a candidate nor occupied an elective office. 

The following from a newspaper clipping gives a good idea 
of what Bedle was doing : 

Hon. Joseph D. Bedle, immediately after graduating, entered, 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE IO, 

as a student, the law office of Bedle, Muirheid & McGee, of 
Jersey City, and subsequently attended Columbia College Law 
School, and was admitted to the bar of New Jersey as an 
attorney in June, 1888, and as a counselor in November, 1891. 
In 1888 he was admitted as a partner of his legal preceptors. 

He is a staunch Democrat, has for several years been active 
in politics, and was Chairman of the Hudson county delegation 
to the State Convention which nominated Hon. George T. 
Werts for Governor. He was aide-de-camp, with the rank of 
Colonel, on the staff of Governor Werts, who also appointed 
him, in 1894, one of three Commissioners for New Jersey (the 
other two being Hon. J. Franklin Fort, of Newark, and Hon. 
Frank Bergen, of Elizabeth) for the promotion of uniformity 
of legislation in the United States. In January, 1896, he was 
appointed by Governor Griggs, Judge of the District Court of 
Jersey City for a term of five years. In 1893 Chancellor McGill 
appointed him a Special Master in Chancery. 

After the death of his father, Judge Bedle succeeded to 
several positions of honor and trust, namely : Director and 
counsel of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Com- 
pany, and of the First National Bank of Jersey City; counsel 
for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com- 
pany, and a director of and counsel for the Joseph Dixon 
Crucible Company and the Colonial Life Insurance Company of 
America. He was also a director of the People's Light and 
Power Company of New Jersey and of the West Side Land 
and Building Company, United Electric Company of New 
Jersey, a trustee of the Children's Friends' Society (or Chil- 
dren's Home) of Jersey City, and a ruling elder of the First 
Presbyterian Church of Jersey City. Besides these, he was 
an officer in several large corporations operating in this State, 
among them the Cleveland Seed Company, of which he was 
Secretary. He was a member of the Palma Club, a member 
and trustee of the Carteret Club, and a member of the Jersey 
City Bar Association and of the Jersey City Golf Club, all of, 



20 RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 

Jersey City; a member of the Democratic Club of the city of 
New York, the Manhattan Club, the Princeton Club and the 
American Museum of Natural History of New York; a mem- 
ber of the Washington Association of Morristown and of the 
Revolutionary Memorial Society; a member of and one of the 
governors of the Lake Hopatcong Club of New Jersey. 

On June 21, 1888, Judge Bedle was married to Miss Fanny 
Read Ege, daughter of Horatio N. Ege, of Jersey City, the 
head of the commission house of Ege & Otis, of New York. 
They have one daughter, Josephine D. Bedle. 

Major WILLIAM D. BELL, M.D., 
Mayport, Fla. 

In 1898 Bell wrote for "Princeton in the Spanish-American 
War" as follows : 

Being a member of the Seventy-first Regiment, National 
Guard, New York, and holding a commission as Captain and 
Assistant Surgeon, when the war broke out I immediately vol- 
unteered for service with my regiment. On May 2, 1898, the 
regiment left New York City for Camp Black, near Hempstead, 
N. Y., where on the 4th day of May, 1898, I was mustered into 
the service as Major and Surgeon of the regiment that was 
accepted by the Government as the Seventy-first Regiment, 
New York Volunteers. I believe I was the first man accepted 
and mustered into the service of the United States from New 
York State. I served with the regiment as Major and Surgeon 
from the time it was mustered in, May 10, 1898 (wherever it 
served — at Camp Black, New York, en route to Lakeland, Fla., 
at Lakeland and Tampa, Fla., and in the expedition against 
Santiago, Cuba). I was with it throughout the whole Santiago 
campaign, being present with it at the battles of Las Guasimas, 
fought with Spanish forces June 24, 1898; in camp with it at 
Siboney and Sevilla, and on the morning of July 1, 1898, 
marched with it to take part in the bloody three-days' battle 
of San Juan Hills ; was present at the siege of Santiago and 



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RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 21 

the bombardment of July 10 and n, and witnessed the sur- 
render of the city, July 17, 1898. I served through the terrible 
days of the epidemic of yellow fever (Bell had yellow fever 
himself) and malarial fevers that followed the surrender, until 
the final return of the regiment to the United States, landing 
at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, N. Y., August 19, 1898, and 
remained with it until after its triumphal return to New York 
City, when the regiment was furloughed August 29, 1898, for 
sixty days, to be finally mustered out this month, November, 
1898. 

Afterward Bell went to Manila. When he went to the Phil- 
ippines he was married and had one son. 

Before the summer of 1908 Bell was connected with the 
Cambridge (Mass.) Relief Hospital. He was married on June 
1, 1908, to Miss Mae Edna McKennon, and soon afterward 
he accepted a position with the United States Government in 
Mayport, Fla. 

GRANT R. BENNETT, 
Los Angeles, Cal. 

The '86 Record says : 

Bennett is in poor health and is living in Los Angeles. He 
is practicing law, and is said to "have made a good start." He 
began the practice of law in St. Joe, Mo., and Galveston, Tex., 
then came to New York until his health failed. He was mar- 
ried in Chicago, June 9, 1892, to Miss Nina Frances Morgan. 

THOMAS C. BERRY, 

808 Kohl Building, San Francisco, Cal. 
After leaving Princeton in 1883, I came to San Francisco, 
and have been in business here ever since. Until 1890 I was 
bookkeeper for a firm of commission merchants, and then took 
charge of their grain business, acquiring an interest in 1898. 
My duties frequently took me to Oregon and Washington, and 
once as far as Sitka, Alaska. 



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The great fire of 1906 did not affect me adversely, but, on 
the contrary, opened a new field — real estate. I was residing 
in San Francisco at the time, and was able to assist some of 
my married friends and their families in leaving the city. For 
five days after the fire I worked with the Relief Committee, 
distributing supplies and tents among the refugee camps. The 
restoration of this city has been phenomenal, considering the 
many adverse conditions under which we have been working. 

Will Kittle is the only classmate whom I see frequently. I 
once met Joe Foster in Oregon. Griffith was here several 
years ago, at that time being superintendent of a gold mine near 
Randsburg, Cal. 

My brother and I have a home in Ross Valley, about fifteen 
miles north of San Francisco, where any '85 men visiting 
California will always be welcomed. 

Dr. EDMUND W. BILL, 

616 Madison Avenue, New York City. 

The last record had : 

I have one child, a little girl of two and a half, whom I am 
training to root for the Class of 191 1. 

After graduation I was a student of chemistry at Freiberg, 
Germany. I have been practicing medicine in New York city 
since I left the position of House Physician to the Presbyterian 
Hospital in the early nineties. For the past years I have 
devoted myself to the special study of diseases of the nose, 
throat and ear. It has been an uphill task to acquire a clientele, 
but I trust things have now begun to come my way. At present 
(1901) I am connected with Columbia University, being 
Clinical Assistant in the Medical Department, and trust, if I 
live long enough, to have an instructorship in diseases of nose 
and throat in the same institution. I have charge of the Ear 
and Throat Clinic of the Presbyterian Hospital. I meet very 
few '85 in New York, for the good reason that only ten or a 
dozen are living here. 



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C. W. BIRD, 

78th Street and Broadway, or 25 Broad Street, New York 

City. 

The fact that Bird has an office at 25 Broad Street would 

indicate that he is a broker or some other kind of a capitalist. 

Bird is greatly interested in rowing in Princeton, and is one 

of those who coach the crews on Carnegie Lake, and his name 

appears in official capacities when there are regattas. 

\ f JOHN BENNETT BISSELL. 

Died at Elizabeth ( ?) in July or August ( ?), 1897. 
Was at Harvard for one year. Then read law in Charleston. 
Was employed by a firm of lawyers in New York. Was mar- 
ried in 1888, in Elizabeth, N. J., and resided there for a time 
at least. 

f EDWARD KING BLADES. 
\ Died near Los Angeles (?), Cal., in 1898 (?). 

He had lived in Los Angeles, and was married. He acci- 
dentally shot himself, and died soon afterward. 

JOHN H. BLYE, 

8th and Mifflin Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Your several requests for information as to what I have 
been doing since leaving Princeton, particularly during the last 
eight years, came duly to hand, and I can offer no good excuse 
for my delay in making reply, so will not attempt one. 

Since April, 1903, I have been Secretary and Treasurer of 
the Standard Meter Co., manufacturers of gas meters and 
appliances, whose office and factory is at N. W. Cor. 8th and 
Mifflin Streets, Philadelphia, and which is my present address, 
and which I trust will be a permanent one. Prior to being 
Secretary and Treasurer of the Standard Meter Co. I was for 
a long period of years Secretary and Treasurer of the Southern 



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Waste Works, and probably would still have been in that same 
business had it not been for the fact that in 1900 I made several 
thousand dollars in a few weeks in the stock market, which 
unfortunately lead me to the belief that I knew something 
about stock speculation and which resulted in heavy financial 
loss to me during the stock market panic of May 9, 1901, and 
which practically caused me to start life all over again. 

My travels since leaving Princeton have not been very exten- 
sive, but include one trip abroad, during which I had the pleas- 
ure of running across a number of Princeton men, among 
which was Rod Wanamaker, who aided materially to my enjoy- 
ment and pleasure while in Paris. 

I was married on January 25, 1894, at St. Mary's Protestant 
Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, and have only one child, John 
H. Blye, Jr., who was born February 26, 1896. 

I have never taken any active part in politics or been a candi- 
date for or occupied any political office. 

I frequently see a number of my classmates who reside in 
Philadelphia, and they all seem to look well and prosperous. 

Regarding our Reunion in 1910, all I can hope and suggest is 
that each and every classmate will co-operate in every way 
possible with the committee in charge to make it a banner one. 

Regret I am unable to give you the addresses of any of the 
members of our class specified in your letter, and am also 
unable to give you the date of deaths of those you inquire 
about. 

Hope to have the pleasure of seeing you at our Reunion 
in 1910. 

S. M. BRANN, 

Springfield, S. D. 
Yours of recent date at hand. While my history since leav- 
ing college is not worth to anyone the time it will take me to 
write it, to say nothing of the time someone may possibly use 
up in reading it, I realize that Alma Mater may have an 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 25 

interest even in her obscurest children, and therefore comply 
with your request, and will follow the order of topics sug- 
gested in your communication. 

My permanent address is Springfield, S. D., and I am a real 
estate dealer by profession, though I do not follow business 
very arduously. 

Since leaving Princeton I have lived in Montana on a ranch 
for several years, and for several years in Miles City, Mont. 
Lived one year in New York City and one in Sioux City, Iowa, 
and have now lived in Springfield, S. D., for twelve years 
last past. 

During this time I have been: ist, school teacher; 2nd, 
cowboy; 3rd, cattle-raiser; 4th, horse dealer; 5th, was in the 
meat business and U. S. contractor; 6th, studied law for two 
years ; 7th, next was in the wholesale grocery business ; 8th, 
was in bank two years; 9th, in the real estate business, 10th, 
have had for eight years a half interest in the Springfield 
Hardware Co.; nth, ran a steamboat for one season. Have 
done odd stunts at a lot of other things besides, but not really 
to make a business of them. Spend most of my time now 
looking after farm lands which I own and deal in. 

I was married November 20, 1895. Have no children. 

I have mixed some in local political frays, but have never 
been a candidate for or occupied any political office. 

I have never held any position other than that of a private 
citizen, taxpayer and kicker. 

I have not seen an '85 man in nine years. 

Have no suggestions for reunion. 

I can give no information about any of the persons asked 
after. I saw Crawford in 1892. Have travelled little, except 
in the Northwest, with which I am pretty familiar. Have 
seen Princeton but once (and that in the distance from the 
railroad when passing some years ago) since leaving in '85. 

With regards to Alma Mater and all old friends. 



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JOHN H. BRICKENSTEIN, 

918 F Street, Washington, D. C. 

From the last Record : 'Like many of these other gentlemen, 
I worked hard for a job and got one. I took the first one that 
came, at McKeesport, Pa., with an electric construction com- 
pany; worked there about six months for nothing a day and 
my grub. Then went to Du Bois, Pa., for a month or two, 
and then to Johnstown and various other Pennsylvania towns, 
finally to Altoona, where I had charge of the construction of 
the electric light plant at the salary of $75 a month. Soon 
after I left Princeton I had taken the Civil Service examina- 
tion for the Patent Office. In September, 1885, I received a 
position at Washington and went there, and have been there 
ever since. I started in as Fourth Assistant Examiner in Mr. 
Cleveland's administration ; got one promotion by asking for it 
and others as the result of competitive examinations ; was in 
1895 appointed by President Cleveland Examiner-in-Chief. 
Since I have been in the Patent Office I have taken a year's 
course in chemistry in one of the colleges in Washington, stud- 
ied law, been admitted to the bar, and am now a member of 
the bar. 

In October, 1908, Brickenstein writes: Nothing new, except 
that I have resigned from the U. S. Patent Office and am now 
practicing patent law. 

J. WOODS BROWN, 

Gen. Ag. Middle Dep., Fire Assoc, of Phila., 
407 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

I enclose herewith story of my life. It is pretty hot weather 
to ask us the questions, but I would do anything for you. 

Hope I have made it brief enough. 

The passing years have brought so few changes in my career, 
that I have very little to add to the story as given in the last 
history of our class. 

Am still residing in Philadelphia, holding a responsible posi- 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 2J 

tion with the Fire Association of Philadelphia, 407 Walnut 
Street, Philadelphia. 

Still unmarried, and likely to remain so, as I dislike leaving 
that noble class of men, Steele Clark, Billy Riggs, Jimmie Buck- 
elew, Tommy Thompson, and the like. 

Practically take no interest whatever in politics, and there- 
fore, have held no political office for many years. 

The only suggestion I can make, regarding our Reunion in 
1910, is that we have it on identically the same lines as the 
Reunions of 1900 and 1905. They were the best ever, and if 
the coming celebration is as successful, there will be plenty of 
rejoicing. 

HENRY C. BRYAN, 

31 Nassau Street, New York. 

I received within the past three or four days two very pretty 
post-cards of buildings in Princeton, designated "third and 
fourth notices ;" on which you ask me to "please at once send 
letter for '85 Record." _ 

These are the only notices I have received, and do not know 
what kind of information you want me to give you. 

If there are any blanks or questions that have been gotten 
up, kindly send me one. (Sent but not answered). 

Also, all the other blanks and notices were sent to him, but 
without answer. 

He is married. 

In June, 1900, Edwards said : I don't know whether many 
men in college appreciate it, but Bryan is one of the top kind 
of hustlers. I consider myself fortunate in the law business 
in that I have secured so good a partner. 

X JAMES BUCKELEW, 

Pennsylvania Railroad, 
1013 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
In reply to your circular of 18th inst. asking information 
for an '85 class record. 



28 RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 

My life since leaving Princeton has been most uneventful. 
Started in July, 1885, as a rodman on Penna. R. R., and have 
been with that road since — Assistant Supervisor, Supervisor, 
Division Engineer, Principal Assistant Engineer, Division 
Superintendent ; now of the Allegheny Division, with office at 
Pittsburgh. 

If my recollection serves, have been moved fifteen times, not 
counting moves made while on engineer corps. Have no 
permanent address. Have done no travelling. Not married. 
Have taken no part in politics. Have held no position of any 
kind outside of railroad, except for a few months back in 1891 
was director of a bank, from which the cashier took all the 
money and everything else that was loose. I then concluded 
that while I might know something of railroad work, that I was 
not a success outside of it, and have not strayed from the fold 
since that time. Can give no information about any '85 man, 
either in or out of the list given on your circular. 

The last reunion was a perfect success ; no suggestion can be 
made to improve it. 

Am glad to know that record will be gotten out. It will do 
us all good to hear what the others are doing. Please let me 
know promptly when ready for distribution. 

CLARENCE L. BURGER, 

76 William Street, New York. 

My recent return from a prolonged absence from the city 
will extenuate, if not excuse, my delay in sending you the fol- 
lowing facts for the '85 record : 

My address (office) is 76 William Street, New York City, 
where I am still engaged in patent and trademark practice, as 
I have been since I graduated. 

I have always resided in New York City since I graduated, 
although until my boy and only child, who is now twelve years 
old, became old enough to attend school, I had a country place 
in Pelham Manor, near the city, which I occupied in conjunc- 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 29 

tion with an apartment in a hotel in town for winter use. I 
then bought a house in town, No. 120 East 64th Street, which 
I occupied until recently, when my boy went to boarding school, 
Hackley School in Tarrytown, to prepare for Princeton. Hav- 
ing then no use for a town house, I sold it and took an apart- 
ment in the Iroquois Apartment Hotel, 49 East 44th Street, 
where I still reside, and I am now looking for a country place 
for residence except during the winter. 

I was married in 1895 to Edith Fairfax Carter, of Virginia 
blood, and, being old fashioned, have still the same wife, after 
whom my boy, Fairfax Carter Burger, is named. 

We have traveled over a good part of Europe, including the 
infrequently traveled countries, Russia and Spain. Our travels 
in this country have extended from Santa Barbara, on the 
west, to Palm Beach, on the south, and we have also visited 
Canada, where we passed last summer. We have also passed 
a winter in Bermuda. During my bachelor days from 1885 to 
1895, I passed most of my spare time on a small yacht I owned, 
on which I lived during the summer, coming to business on 
week days. 

In brief, I have worked hard and played hard, with no ambi- 
tion for riches, but a natural desire to give my family every 
reasonable comfort and pleasure, while providing for the un- 
known future. 

Some years ago I invented the subsurface or semi-submarine 
torpedo boat, and formed a company, whose capitalization is 
now $2,500,000, to develop it. I served as President of this 
company through the long development period, and when it 
reached the commercial stage a year ago, after the successful 
government trials of our model boat, I retired in favor of Mr. 
C. C. Cuyler, known to all Princeton men, who became its 
President, I being a Director and large stockholder, and patent 
attorney for the company. Although the United States Congress 
has nearly every year appropriated largely for these boats when 
built, it is only now that we are able to build and meet the 



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requirements, owing to the only recent perfection of the large 
gasoline engine, which we have to use. 

I have never taken an active interest in politics, although I 
have always voted the straight Republican ticket. 

Arthur Tree I met recently while motoring with Wilbur 
Fisk '87 in Great Britain. Cary Gamble had a cottage near 
mine this summer at North Hatley, Canada. The Princeton 
men in New York I of course run into continually. Those I 
have not yet seen I sincerely hope to meet at Princeton in 1910. 

F. W. BURLEIGH, M.D. 

The last record said : Burleigh graduated, on the Honor 
List, from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New 
York in '88. Afterward he studied medicine in Europe, and 
since that time has been practicing medicine in Fitchburg. He 
was not married in 1896. 

Nobody seems to know what has become of Burleigh. In 
1909 no medical directory gives him as a practicing physician. 

Rev. PUTNAM CADY, D.D., 

Amsterdam, N. Y. 

I herewith send you a "job lot" of information for the '85 
book. For my delay I attempt no apology. I humbly beg you 
to forgive. 

Amsterdam, N. Y., 218 Guy Park Avenue. Presbyterian 
clergyman 

From Princeton Seminary to West Superior, Wis., where 
I was pastor of the Hammond Avenue Presbyterian Church 
for ten years. Went abroad in 1894 and spent seven months 
in Egypt and Palestine, returning by way of Constantinople, 
Greece, Italy, Switzerland, France and England. In 1887 went 
abroad again, visiting Egypt but spending most of the six 
months in Palestine. Upon returning, accepted the pastorate 
of the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church at Amsterdam, N. Y., 
where I still remain. 



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On June 23, 1903, married Miss Effie May Howgate, of 
Amsterdam, N. Y. Have no children. 

Not actively engaged in politics, but have sounded the tocsin 
for the best men and the best measures. 

McClumpha is the only '85 man I meet. He is here in the 
city and "is making good." 

No suggestion about next reunion. I expect to be there. 

Will reserve for 1910 "miscellaneous and general statements 
of fact, fancy or opinion." 

I can give you no information whatever about the men whose 
names are on your lists. 

Excerpt, New York Herald : "The Rev. Putnam Cady has 
been elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of 
England, an honor which has been accorded to only a few 
Americans. This distinction has been gained by him on ac- 
count of his discoveries in the land of Moab and on the east 
shore of the Dead Sea. Mr. Cady was the first man to pho- 
tograph that region, and the first to ascend the Arnon, a tribu- 
tary of the Dead Sea, doing the work under great difficulties 
and privations." 

Mr. Cady has visited the Orient twice and has spent many 
months making special investigations in the lands of which he 
speaks. He was the first to photograph the Moab shore of the 
Dead Sea, the most mysterious body of water on the globe. 
He was also the first to explore the chasm of the Arnon. The 
Palestine Exploration Society asked him to contribute an article 
to their London Magazine, and in commenting editorially upon 
it when it appeared, Major-General Sir Charles Wilson said: 
It may be long before a systematic examination of the Dead 
Sea can be undertaken, but meantime I hope we may have many 
papers of such interest as that forwarded by Mr. Cady." 

Professor Wright, of Cambridge, says in an article in Biblia : 
"The explorer had a most dangerous trip, but he persevered 
and accomplished his purpose, winning not only honor for him- 



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self but giving America the credit of completing what Lieu- 
tenant Lynch began." 

Amsterdam paper : "At the commencement exercises held at 
Union College Wednesday morning, the exercises were closed 
with the conferring of honorary degrees upon a number of 
prominent men, and among the number was Rev. Putnam Cady, 
pastor of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, of this city, upon 
whom was conferred the degree of D.D. This latest honor 
came to Rev. Cady quite unexpectedly, he having had no intima- 
tion of the intention of the college to thus honor him. He was 
notified to be present at the exercises Wednesday, and obeyed 
the summons. In 1905 Dr. Cady was elected a Fellow of the 
Royal Geographical Society of England. This signal honor 
was conferred upon him on account of the very important dis- 
coveries made by him in the Holy Land. The honor of being 
a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society has been accorded 
to but few Americans, and membership in that learned body is 
possible only to those who have done a great deal of original 
research, and who have given their knowledge to the world. 
Some of the works of Dr. Cady have been published by the 
American Geographical Society, and they have been of great 
service to Biblical scholars throughout the world. We doff 
our hat to Rev. Putnam Cady, D.D. ; F. R. G. S. 

REV. ROBERT E. CARTER, 
Washington, Conn. 
The twentieth century has treated your humble servant with 
much kindness. My hair grows less, as the years grow more, 
but otherwise, what was written in former records is still to be 
written for both the play and the earnest of my life. I am a 
Congregational minister. I have been settled in Washington, 
Conn., for fifteen years. Honors have not been showered upon 
me, neither have riches increased, but I have had an unusual 
measure of pleasantness and happiness in these years. My 
oldest daughter, Alice, goes to Radcliff College this Fall. My 



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oldest and only son, Sterling, will go to Princeton in three or 
four years, and there are two younger daughters in the home. 
I have taken several vacations in Maine with Jim Murray, and 
with my brother of the class of '86, and hope to spend others 
in the same way. My only suggestions about the reunion is 
that it be not held over a Sunday if it be fitted to the ministers 
of the class, but as that time is just the one which best suits 
all others, I fear there is more of selfishness than of wisdom 
therein. 

With greetings and good wishes to all. 

(See also Knox's letter). 

WILLIAM W. CATOR, 

15 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore. 

My business address is care of Armstrong, Cator & Co., Bal- 
timore, Md. I am a member of this firm, and have been with 
it ever since I left college in my sophomore year in 1883. 
From 1885 until 1899 I spent a great part of my time in 
Europe representing my firm there. Since 1899 I have been 
located in Baltimore where I have been devoting my attention 
to the business of my firm. 

I married in 1892 Miss Mary B. Tarr, of Montclair, N. J. 
Have three children: W. Whitfield, Jr., born March 24, 1894; 
Horace T., born March 22, 1896, and Agnes B., born June 10, 
1897. Lost my wife July 10, 1906. Remarried October 7, 
1908, to Miss Mabel V. Brent, of Harrisburg, Pa. 

Have never taken any active part in politics, and have never 
been a candidate for any political office. The only appoint- 
ment I have received is that of colonel on the personal staff of 
the Hon. Austin L. Crothers, the present governor of this 
State. 

My home address is Roland Park, Baltimore County, Md., 
a suburb of Baltimore city. 

At our last reunion, I mentioned the fact of the death of 
W. W. Donaldson, who died a short time before. I do not 
know the date of his death. 



34 RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 

"Abe" Gaither, I formerly saw quite often, but as he seems 
to devote all his spare time to running a motor boat that pleas- 
ure is only occasional now. He is the same old Abe. 

I see Fisher, Riggs, Cooper, and Gamble frequently, and 
each of them looks prosperous and happy. 

Unless something unforseen occurs to prevent, I certainly 
expect to be with you at the next reunion, and only hope I 
will have as enjoyable a time as I did in 1905. The only sug- 
gestion I have to make is to get the boys together and let us 
celebrate like we did in 1905. 

DR. WARREN B. CHAPIN, 

252 W. 103rd Street, New York City. 

I have delayed answering your letter, thinking to get a full 
set of postal pictures of the Princeton buildings, but as the last 
two notices came on "Old North," I think it time to quit wait- 
ing for any new ones. 

I see you ask for information regarding J. L. Humphrey. 
Several years ago, I was called professionally to see a Mr. 
Humphrey, who told me his brother was a classmate of mine, 
and that he had been dead some time, I believe of consumption. 

Since graduation I have been living in New York City, and 
practicing medicine at 252 W. 103rd Street. Have been abroad 
twice, and travelled considerably in the far West. 

I was married December 10, 1885, to Madeline Sterchi, and 
have five children: Josephine Sisson, born November 21, 1886 ;■' 
Madeline Bigelow, born November 26, 1888; Warren Blan ch- 
ard, Jr., born February 8, 1890; Reginald Fairchild, born Sep- 
tember 30, 1892; Godfrey Sterchi, born May 4, 1894. 

I have taken no part in politics, and have held no office of 
any kind. 

* C. STEELE CLARK, 

108 Penn Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. 
In June, 1900, Shea said : Clark went into Remington's 
about three years ago. Since that time he has proved himself 






RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 35 

a man of a great deal of ability in that line, and has steadily 
advanced in it until he is practically the head of the business at 
the present time. He works very hard, and seldom gets away 
from business. He sings a great deal — better than he ever did ; 
he sings in one of the churches in Pittsburg. 

Clark is still in Pittsburg, March, 1909. A letter recently 
received says: Clark is with the Philadelphia Co., a Pittsburg 
public utility corporation. Still another letter says : Steele is 
doing well, and I presume he is too modest to sit down and 
write you. 

From about 1898 and for about nine years, Steele was 
located in Pittsburg with E. P. Remington, newspaper adver- 
tisers, and held a very responsible position directly under Mr. 
Remington. About two years ago, he accepted a position with 
the Pittsburg Railways Co., which owns all the traction lines 
in Pittsburg and vicinity. He is in their claims department, 
and is now handling their most difficult cases. He is the same 
easy-going, good fellow as when in college, and the only 
changes we can note are an increase of weight and a loss of 
hair. He still sings and has been in several church choirs in 
Pittsburg. He now sings in the Calvary Episcopal Church 
choir, and of course at every Princeton gathering he sings 
"Annie Laurie." He is not married, and there are no appar- 
ent prospects. 

A. E. CLERIHEW, 

in to 123 So. Second Street, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Your numerous requests for information have been duly 
received ; but not answered because there really is nothing new 
to send you, beyond what you have had previously. 

My permanent address is care Forman, Ford & Co., whole- 
sale glass and brushes and manufacturers of paint, in to 123 
So. Second Street and, since leaving Princeton, I have resided 
in Minneapolis and have been here all the time, except when 
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most of that time I have been connected with the above named 
firm, of which I am Vice-President and Treasurer; and also 
am Vice-President of the Northern Linseed Oil Co. 

I was married November 9, 1886, in this city, and have one 
daughter, Katherine Forman Clerihew; born September 17, 
1888. 

I have never occupied any political position or been a can- 
didate for one, although I have taken an active laymen's in- 
terest in the furthering of reforms in city and state matters at 
all times. 

I very seldom see any '85 men up here. There are none at 
present residing here or in St. Paul. I occasionally meet Pard 
Lamberton, and had the pleasure of calling on a number of 
classmates through the East. 

f HARLAN CLEVELAND, 

Died morning of December 24, 1906, at Glendale, near Cin- 
cinnati, O. 

James Harland Cleveland was born at Augusta, Kentucky, 
in 1865. Upon graduation from Princeton in 1885 he was 
awarded the Mental Science Fellowship, and spent one year at 
the University of Berlin. He studied law in Washington, was 
admitted to the bar in 1888, and in that year, shortly before 
his marriage, began the practice of his profession in Cincinnati. 
He served as Assistant United States District Attorney for 
two years, and as District Attorney for four years for the 
Southern District of Ohio. As the officer of the government, 
he was largely responsible for the prevention of disorder inci- 
dent to the great railroad strike in 1894, in the neighborhood 
of Cincinnati. For nearly ten years he had a commanding 
position at the bar in the Ohio Valley. He also held a profes- 
sorship in the Cincinnati Law School. 

In spite of the burdens imposed by the practice of his profes- 
sion, he found time to concern himself with public affairs. He 
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RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 37 

Glendale, Ohio, and among the leaders of the Democratic party 
in Southwestern Ohio, no man was more active, more influ- 
ential or more highly regarded. He was a warden of Christ 
Church, Glendale, and a member of the Standing Committee 
of the Diocese of Southern Ohio. 

The burden of these activities overtaxed his strength, and 
he went abroad last spring for restoration. The progress of 
his ailment, however, could not be halted, and he died at his 
home in Glendale, December 24, 1906. 

Probably no man ever had more numerous affiliations with the 
United States Supreme Court, in which he had a large prac- 
tice. He was a nephew of Justice Harlan, a son-in-law of the 
late Justice Matthews, and a brother-in-law of the late Justice 
Gray. His first law partner, C. Bentley Matthews, was a 
brother of his father-in-law and his last law partner is a son 
of the late Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite. 

Prof. JOHN H. CONEY, 
Princeton, N. J. 

Since the issue of our last class record in 1900, I have con- 
^ tinued to reside in Princeton, my present address being Olden 
Lane, Washington Road. This address is given for the benefit 
of those who do not happen to live in Mercer County, N. J. 
In the neighborhood of Princeton the house is all but univer- 
sally known as "Mudhurst" and the thoroughfare by which it is 
approached as "Poison Lane," terms which were coined with 
his customary apprehension of the fitness of things by our class 
secretary. 

In June, 1902, I was married to Miss Harriot C. Reitze, at 
Meadville, Pa. Our children are : Harriot Cristina. born July 
29, 1903; John Haughton, born January 3, 1906, and a girl 
born June 30, 1908. My journeys at home and abroad have 
been of the conventional sort, marked by nothing notable or 
worthy of record. 

I favor holding a class reunion in 1910, and its conduct by 



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the practiced hands which demonstrated their fitness for the 
job in 1900 and 1905. 

Rev. WM. W. CONNOR, 

310 Main Street, Belleville, N. J. 

Since you insist : 

Same address. 

Same occupation (same salary). 

Same residence and P. G. travels. 

Same wife and children. 

Same foxey old political heeler. 

Same honors, etc. 

I sighted Brownie on Nassau Street, Princeton, N. J., one 
day last June. He was pointed for the Princeton Inn, appar- 
ently sober. This is worthy of note, I think you will agree. 
The hour was high noon ; therefore probably explicable as a 
short relief watch between whiles. 

In 1901 Connor wrote: I am pastor of the Reformed 
Church. Since leaving Princeton have lived in Minneapolis, 
Minn., Great Falls, Mont, and Belleville, N. J. 

Married in Minneapolis, June 8, 1887. Have three children: 
Leslie, twelve years old ; William Stryker, ten years old ; 
Henry Waddell, five years old. 

JOHN S. CONOVER, 

Care of General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y. 

In accordance with your request, I am sending you herewith 
a few lines in reference to my doings since graduation. 

I spent the first year in Princeton working in a small machine 
shop connected with the Scientific School and getting some 
knowledge of practical mechanics. I then obtained a position 
in the factory of the Brush Company in Cleveland through 
Prof. Brackett and worked for them in Cleveland and Pitts- 
burgh for about two years. I then joined the Bentley Knight 
Company, which was made up largely of Princeton men, 
including the three Blackwell brothers of '79, '84 and '87, Alec 



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Moffatt of '84 and "Pat" McClusky of '87. I remained with 
this company until it was absorbed by the Thomson-Houston 
Co., with whom I then went. I went to Germany for this 
company in 1890 and remained over there for nearly five years 
installing trolley roads in a number of the principal cities. 

I returned to this country in 1894 and took a position with 
the General Electric Company at Schenectady, where I re- 
mained until 1901, when I went to England to take the position 
of Managing Engineer of the British Thomson-Houston Co., 
an English concern controlled by the General Electric Com- 
pany. I spent six years in Rugby, where our principal office 
and factory were located, and found the English life in many 
ways very attractive. While I was in England I travelled 
through Great Britain quite extensively, and to some extent on 
the Continent also. I returned to this country in the fall of 
1907 and again took up my work with the General Electric 
Company, with whom I now am. 

I was married in Schenectady on April 21, 1897, and have 
three children: John Stevens, Jr., born May 30, 1898; Dana 
Greene, born March 17, 1900, and Francis Stevens, born 
December 14, 1902. 

I have not taken any active part in politics, nor have I been 
a candidate or held any political office. I have not held any 
position of honor or trust other than those connected with my 
profession. 

I am sorry that I do not see any '85 men habitually and only 
a very few occasionally. 

I have no special suggestions to make regarding our reunion 
in 1910, as not having attended a reunion for a good many 
years, I am rather out of touch with the requirements. 

J. CROSSAN COOPER, 

7 Stock Exchange Building, Baltimore, Md. 
Answering the inquiries for the '85 Record in the order in 
which they come, I would say : 



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My present and permanent address is P. O. Box 20, Balti- 
more, Md. 

On completing my course at Princeton, I matriculated in the 
Columbia Law School, New York, from which institution I 
took my law degree in 1887. The summer of '87 I spent 
cycling in England and on the Continent, in company with 
Duncan Edwards. On my return from Europe I went to 
Pittsburgh, where I remained the greater part of a year. In 
1888 I again went abroad, locating this time in Paris, in order to 
follow various courses of lectures at the Sorbonne, where I 
was enrolled as a special student. While at the Sorbonne I had 
a bad attack of "grippe," and my doctor sent me to the South 
of France for the winter months. Early in the spring I re- 
turned to the Latin Quarter in Paris and remained there till 
the university closed for the summer, when I returned to 
America. The following autumn I went back to the lectures 
in Paris for another year, and after spending the ensuing 
summer at a quaint little resort on the coast of Normandy, I 
returned to America, and settled permanently in Baltimore in 
1890. Here I led a life of leisure for some eight or nine years, 
broken only by a winter and spring passed in Italy and Rome 
(almost entirely in the latter). On my return from Rome I 
became interested in medicine and entered the Johns Hopkins 
Medical School. I now realized, however, that 35 was too old 
for a man to start out to become a doctor, so I switched over 
into the banking business in 1899, and here I am still at it. 

I was married in November, 1900, and have three children: 
J. Crossan, Jr., born October 16, 1901 ; Joseph W. J., born 
October 20, 1903, and Eleanora R., born January 11, 1908. 

Have never taken any active part in politics and consequently 
have never held any political office. 

The list of positions of honor and trust occupied by me is 
brief indeed, and begins, yea, and ends, too, with my election 
as one of the governing board of the Baltimore Stock Ex- 
change. This position I still hold. 



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I rarely see any of my old classmates, especially to converse 
with. Every year or so Gen. Jones "blows in" from Detroit, 
whereupon Gaither, Gamble and I make Jones' visit the occa- 
sion of a jolly little "foursome" dinner at the Maryland Club. 
Gaither, who is as bald as an ostrich egg, still continues to chaff 
about Jones' fast-approaching senility, much to the discomfort 
of the latter's ever-credulous receptivity on that touchy point. 
The General, who still has all his hair, all his teeth, and no 
furrows on his brow, is far and away the youngest looking man 
in our party, yet Gaither always manages to send him back 
home a sad victim of the haunting fear of undertakers. 

In 1905 some of the boys complained a bit about the lack of 
commodious quarters. For the reunion of "1910" I would 
suggest that the committee in charge insist that there shall be 
unusual overcrowding. Old men like Jones and Gaither need 
close quarters to keep their thin blood warm, even in June. 

No statement of a general character. 

Excuse my delay in replying to your notice. I hope you are 
well and enjoying life. 

E. C. COULTER, 

University School, Dearborn Ave. and Elm St., Chicago. 

I have just heard your "Last Call" and am seized with 
an impulse to offer the following in reply to your sundry 
enquiries, which, owing to procrastination, modesty, and other 
equally excellent reasons, I have heretofore neglected to supply. 

My permanent address is No. 399 Dearborn Avenue, Chi- 
cago, 111. 

Since leaving Old Nassau I have lived three years in New 
York and Orange, N. J., and twenty-one years at the same old 
stand in Chicago. Have travelled once upon a time West and 
Southwest, including the Pacific Coast, Los Angeles to Port- 
land and adjacent points of interest, and twice abroad through 
England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Holland, and 
Belgium. 



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My occupation has always been that of a schoolmaster, for 
twenty-one years Head Master and Proprietor of the Univer- 
sity School, Chicago. Have sent something like four hundred 
boys to colleges East and West, mostly East. 

Married December 17, 1883, at Austinburgh, Ohio, to Anna 
Eleanor Brewster. I own to six children, three boys and three 
girls, who stand on the record as : Kenneth B., age 23, enrolled 
as a Senior at Princeton until an accident left him an invalid, 
now in Germany for treatment; Calvin B., age 21, Williams 
A.B., Princeton A.M., and Biological Fellow, now student at 
P. & S. in New York; Evelyn B., age 18, student at Smith 
College; Eliot B., age 16, Princeton Sub Freshman one degree 
removed; Helen B., age 15, Bryn Mawr Sub Freshman two 
degrees removed; Anna B., age 12, Vassar Sub Freshman four 
degrees removed. 

In politics I have voted regularly, — seldom "often," — once 
for Grover Cleveland, otherwise faithfully for the G. O. P. 
Never a candidate. No political office and no desire for same. 

No special remarks on other subjects, except that I would 
like to urge the great desirability of our class reunion for the 
twenty-fifth anniversary, Princeton, 1910. 

MONROE CRAWFORD. 

The Secretary can get no trace of Crawford during recent 
years. He was a student in Gottingen before '87. He is said 
to have been a lawyer, and at one time resident in Hoboken, 
and a clerk in the office of Judge Blair in Jersey City. From 
that office the Secretary receives the following: As to Mr. 
Crawford, I can only say that he has not been in the office in 
twenty years. He does not appear either in the Jersey City 
or Hoboken directory, nor in the Legal Directory of New 
Jersey. I will have the books run back for a few years to see 
if we can locate him for you. 

Brann saw him in 1892. 



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WILLIAM DARLING, 

36 South River Street, Wilkesbarre, Pa. 
Was at one time, recently, with Blackwell '84 in Philadel- 
phia. Brown sees him occasionally. 

AARON V. DAWES, 
Hightstown, N. J. 
Is a successful lawyer, with one office in Hightstown and 
another in Princeton, and probably one in Trenton, where he 
^has many cases. 

Presides at political conventions with great dignity. 

J. HILL DAWSON, 

601 Law Building, Baltimore, Md. 

Janon Fisher is responsible for this emergence from obscur- 
ity, and this (December 21) being the shortest day in the year, 
I will make very brief this "simple annals of the poor." 

After leaving Princeton about the end of Soph, year I 
studied law and passed the bar in '86, / think. I know, how- 
ever, that I became a Benedict in 1893, an d am now the proud 
father of "three queens," with whom and for whom I have to 
do a good deal of bluffing. Since passing the bar I spent some 
years banking, but have now again (some years ago) hung up 
my shingle at 601 Law Building, where I shall be glad to see 
any '85 men who may come this way. 

SHERRERD DEPUE, 

776 Broad Street, Newark, N. J. 

Depue is a member of the law firm of Lindaberry, Depue & 
Faulks, one of the leading firms of New Jersey. He is often 
seen in Trenton when the Appellate Court is sitting. He was 
Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, from 
1890 to 1892. 

He is married and has children. 

From a Trenton, N. J., newspaper of April 23, 1909: The 



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place on the Federal District Court bench has been offered to 
Sherrerd Depue of Newark, but he has refused the honor. 

J. R. DICKEY, 

Care of Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pa. 

I travel about half of my time, but only on business. For 
pleasure I stay at home. My business trips take me pretty well 
all over the country. In December, 1906, to January, 1907, I 
went to the Pacific Coast and traversed the whole extent of it 
from the top of Puget Sound to Los Angeles. I spent ten 
days in San Francisco, which at that time was almost in the 
condition in which the earthquake and fire had left it. 

Manager of the Electric Truck Department of the Baldwin 
Locomotive Works. 

Married, April 23, 1903, Caroline Esther McMannus. Chil- 
dren: Katharine, born May 16, 1905; Caroline Esther, born 
February 11, 1907; John R., Jr., born March 12, 1909. 

Have taken no active part in politics nor been a candidate 
for any political office. 

In my travels I sometimes have pleasant experiences in meet- 
ing old '85 boys. Among them I would mention Johnny Barr, 
at whose home in Louisville I spent an afternoon last winter. 
Johnny was convalescing from his very severe illness and was 
still confined to his room when I visited him. I have also "met 
up" with Steele Clark at Pittsburgh and Clarence Price in New 
York. 

I would not venture any suggestions regarding the 1910 
reunion. The arrangements are in competent hands and all 
the Class can ask is that our "Genial" Secretary keeps up to his 
previous record in this matter. 

W. A. DICKEY, 
Landlock Bay, 

Prince William Sound, Alaska. 
Since graduating in '85 I have had a very varied and 
eventful life. A year after graduation I went West to grow 



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up with the country and picked out Seattle, then a small town 
of about 6000 inhabitants, as the place promising the greatest 
future growth. In 1886 and 1887 times were dull at Seattle, 
and I did but little business, buying into a little real estate, 
played ball and camping out. 

In 1888 I bought into a wholesale and retail grocery business 
and was doing a splendid and rapidly growing business, sending 
goods, even at that early date, as far as Alaska, when in June, 
1889, the great Seattle fire wiped us off the map. Our loss 
was over $60,000.00, which just about cleaned up our capital 
and profits, and I never received any dividends of any conse- 
quence after winding up the affairs of the company. But this 
loss at that time made but little difference to me, as my real 
estate profits in Seattle more than made up the losses by fire. 

I then bought into a bank in Morilesano, the county seat of 
Chehalis County, not far from Seattle, and did very well until 
1895. There had been a gradual shrinkage in bank deposits 
and value of real estate, until in 1896 I had a chance to sell 
out for little or nothing, which I did, and started for Alaska. 
(The bank deposits had shrunk from over $400,000.00 to about 
$20,000.00, and real estate had no value at all. My property, 
which consisted of Seattle real estate and timber land in Che- 
halis County, produced almost no income and my taxes were 
about $1000.00 per year.) 

I worried myself almost sick, and finally made up my mind 
that I would not last long at that rate, so I abandoned every- 
thing and for a trifling sum lost property that has since sold 
for over half a million dollars, and have ever since lived in 
Alaska. 

My first trip to Alaska was into an unknown and unex- 
plored region around Mt. McKinley, which I named in an 
article published in the New York Sunday Sun January 24, 
1897. In this article I estimated the height of Mt. McKinley 
at 20,000 feet, an estimate which proved very close, as it 
actually measured 20,464 feet. 



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In 1898, or two years after my explorations about Mt. 
McKinley, a party of the U. S. Geological Survey attempted to 
steal the credit of discovering and naming this peak, but the 
New York Sun promptly called their attention to the fact that 
I had named this great peak two years before. Being unable 
to change my name and steal the credit for discovering the 
highest peak in North America, these members of the Geolog- 
ical Survey called me a common prospector, which evidently 
in their eyes excuses any irregularities on their part. 

In 1898 I went to Dawson, taking in a large outfit, and 
staked a very rich claim, which the Canadian officials .finally 
cheated me out of. At that time any American who did not 
stand in with the Canadian officials had small show to acquire 
any ground that was even suspected of being valuable. In 
disgust I went down on the American side of the Yukon and 
wintered on Charlie River, near where the present camp of 
Fairbanks is now located, and in the spring of 1899 walked 
900 miles to the coast. 

I had hardly been out a month, when I came back north with 
the Harriman Alaska Expedition. 

In 1901 Duncan Edwards and Harry Bryan went in with me 
in a copper mine in this district, which we are still developing, 
and which I think is extremely promising, and which we have 
had several chances to sell at rapidly increasing prices. We 
have had the usual inevitable litigation, which is now settled 
in our favor, and part of our land is patented and the most 
valuable of the remainder will soon be in the same condition. 

My wife and four children live with me here at Landlock, 
and I often tell them about the beautiful town of Princeton 
and hope some time to have them all back to see Old Nassau. 

Duncan Edwards and Harry Bryan have both been here 
several times to visit me and to see our mine, which is now 
almost at the dividend stage. I have not been out of Alaska 
for two years, and will not be out this winter, as I am building 
ore bunkers to store the ore which had blocked up my way at 
two of our tunnels. Remember me to all the members of '85. 



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Rev. R. J. DODDS, 
Wahoo, Neb. 
Your kind communication addressed to me at Beaver Falls 
found me at Sterling, Kans. Since then I have been to La 
Junta, Pueblo, and Colorado Springs, in Colorado, and now 
I am here. 

After leaving Princeton I attended Geneva College, Beaver 
Falls, Pa., where I graduated in 1886. The same year I 
entered the R. P. Theol. Seminary in Allegheny, Pa. I gradu- 
ated in 1890. On June 19, 1890, I was married to Miss Jennie 
M. Garrett of Beaver Falls, Pa. In September we sailed for 
Asia Minor, where I was engaged in mission work in the 
Tarsus Branch of the R. P. Syrian Mission, which embraces 
Cilicia and the island of Cyprus, as well as the Syrian coast 
from Tripoli northward. 

In 1896 I resigned connection with the mission and returned 
to the U. S. This move was owing to broken health of myself 
and family, especially of my wife. 

I was engaged for a few months to preach to R. P. congre- 
gations in Scotland. I subsequently received a call to the R. P. 
Church of Wishaw, in the coal region. 

After my return to America I was in charge of the St. Louis 
congregation of the R. P. Church. I resigned my charge there 
to take up work again in Asia Minor. 

In the spring of 1907 we returned to the U. S., having been 
kindly granted a furlough. 

For the sake of our health I was glad to get out into the 
West for a time, and accepted the offer of work in Sterling. 
Besides ministering to the R. P. congregation there, I taught 
Logic, Philosophy, and Bible in Cooper Memorial College. 

I am unable now to say where I shall be or how I shall be 
employed. 

I think my friends can always find me by addressing me in 
care of the President of Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa. 

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that I could give the dates of births correctly without my wife's 
help. The eldest, Wycliffe, was born March 25, 1891. Then 
follow eight Lollards (isn't that the proper designation of the 
followers of Wycliffe?), Davida, Lulu, Josephine, William, 
James, Elihu, Quintin, John. The last named was born July 
10, 1908. He and Josephine are the only ones born in the 
U. S. 

In politics I plead for the Christianization of the U. S. Con- 
stitution. I hope to neither vote nor hold office under it until 
it is changed. An oath approving the Constitution as it is is a 
sine qua non for either voting or holding office, an oath to 
uphold the Constitution is essential to office holding, and it 
involves both the officer of state and his constituents. I regard 
it, then, as equivalent to the voter and office holder having to 
solemnly deny his Christianity in order to the exercise of his 
civil right. 

With very kindest regards to you and to all the members of 
our illustrious class, and best wishes for the temporal and 
eternal welfare of you all, 

I am your sincere friend, 

(Socrates). 

f N. BROOKE DOLAN. 

Died in Philadelphia, May 3, 1908. 

From Philadelphia Press of May 4, 1908 : 

Nathan Brooke Dolan, eldest son of Thomas Dolan, presi- 
dent of the United Gas Improvement Company, and one of the 
best known figures in financial circles in this city, died yester- 
day at the family residence, 1809 Walnut Street. He was in 
his 45th year and had been ill for two weeks, but it was not 
until Thursday night that his condition was regarded as serious. 

Brooke Dolan, as he was popularly known, had been in poor 
health throughout the past winter, but he made frequent visits 
to his clubs and it was not until two weeks ago that his physi- 
cian directed that he remain at home. But his condition showed 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 49 

no improvement, and on Saturday it was realized that the end 
was near. A stroke of apoplexy hastened death, which oc- 
curred about 7 o'clock yesterday morning. 

Mr. Dolan was never married and was particularly well 
known in sporting and club circles. His favorite sport was 
shooting, and in the days of the old Riverton Gun Club there 
were few more regular participants in the pigeon shooting 
matches at Riverton than he and his brother, Yale. They 
were regarded as among the best shots in this famous aggre- 
gation of trap shooters, as their many trophies will attest. 
When live bird shooting was put under the ban in New Jersey, 
Mr. Dolan did most of his trap shooting at the Florida winter 
resorts, but frequently he entertained parties of his friends at 
the Dolan duck shooting preserves, near Havre de Grace, Md. 

He was also an enthusiastic yachtsman and automobilist and 
was an ardent supporter of amateur sport generally. He was 
a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club, the Philadelphia 
Country Club and the Racquet Club. He was never in business. 

f WILLIAM W. DONALDSON. 

Died at Elkridge, Md., on June 13, 1905. 

A letter from Washington, D. C, to Janon Fisher says: 

v The late William W. Donaldson died at the country home of 

his father-in-law, Samuel E. Hoogewerff, Esq., on Lawyer's 

Hill, Elkridge, Md., on the 13th of June, 1905. 

JAMES R. DOUGLAS, 

Box 543, Phoenix, Ariz. 
See Harris's letter. 

f MALVERN N. DUE, M.D. Died October 20, 1906. 

In 1905 he wrote: My wife and I have just returned from 
an extended visit through the West from Colorado, California, 
Oregon, Alaska, Montana to St. Paul, Chicago, St. Louis, back 
to Birmingham, covering about 8000 miles and nineteen states. 



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This trip took some time, but the pleasure and information 
obtained were in proportion. We have taken several trips in 
the East — down on the Jersey coast, New York and Pennsyl- 
vania, but have not yet been abroad. 

My address is 1921 5th Avenue, Birmingham, as residence, 
and 1 173/2 N. 19th Street, as offices. I have quietly and assid- 
uously practiced medicine since leaving the hospital in Jersey 
City in April, 1889, m Birmingham. I have never practiced 
medicine anywhere, nor in any other office, and never expect 
to, unless it is in Portland, Oregon, which I think is about the 
best town struck next to Birmingham, Ala. 

Married on November 9, 1892, in Montgomery, Ala., to 
Annie C. Clanton. Have one daughter (daughter's name, 
Juliette Clanton Due), born October 2, 1893, who now weighs 
89 lbs. and in good health and is almost as pretty as her 
mother. 

We have no politics in Alabama. State and counties are 
foreordained Democratic. Nationally, I am a Republican, and 
have held for nine years a position on the Board of Examining 
Surgeons for Pensions. Also am physician for U. S. pension- 
ers for Birmingham District. I am a State Democrat and 
National Republican, like many of our citizens here. 

Further than to proceed in the ordinary course of my pro- 
fession, I have received no special honors. I was City Health 
Officer in 1897, and with forty men under me stamped out an 
epidemic of smallpox in Birmingham. I have striven, though, 
only for a private practice. 

I have seen no '85 Princeton men, as Princeton men are 
scarce in this territory. Would like to see them all, and will, 
God willing, in 1910, when the next reunion is held. 

My only suggestion for the next reunion is that I shall come 
if possible. 

It was only a sense of duty that kept me away from the last 
reunion. 

I take as much interest in the class and its members, and 



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want the addresses and want to know the occupations of 
them all. 

FRANK S. DUNSHEE, 

515 Clapp's Block, Des Moines, Iowa. 

I am pleased to note that a new class record is to be issued 
and I want you to enter my subscription for one right now. 

I am in favor of a reunion in 19 10, and it is my intention to 
attend the same if nothing prevents. I haven't been in Prince- 
ton since Commencement. 

Answering your questions in the order, will say that my 
permanent address is Manhattan Building, Des Moines, Iowa, 
where I am engaged in the practice of law, as I have been 
constantly since 1887. I have resided at Des Moines all the 
time since my graduation. I have traveled over the United 
States extensively, mainly on business for clients, but have not 
been abroad. 

I was married on the 14th day of November, 1889, to Miss 
Maude Hamilton, Sharon, Pa. We have had two children. 
The older one, a boy, was drowned in a skating accident in the 
Des Moines River in 1903. The younger, a girl, was born 
November 17, 1895. 

I have taken considerable part in local politics, but have 
never been a candidate for office but once ; then I was a candi- 
date for City Solicitor, and defeated by one vote in a total of 
7000 votes cast. 

I held the position of Professor in the Iowa College of Law 
until the work interfered with my professional duties, when I 
resigned. I have also held the position of Professor of 
Medical Jurisprudence in Drake University. 

GEORGE B. DURELL, 

710 American Trust Building, Cleveland, Ohio. 

In response to your request, I beg to say : 

My present address is 710 American Trust Building, Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 



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After graduation I remained at Princeton a year, studying 
on a fellowship. Then I taught a year. Then I went to Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn., and accepted a position with the Chattanooga 
Tool Company. Later I became Treasurer and Manager of 
the company. In 1890 I organized the Harriman Hoe and 
Tool Company, Harriman, Tenn., and was President and Man- 
ager of the same till 1902, when the company was merged with 
the American Fork and Hoe Company, Cleveland, Ohio. After 
the merger I became Treasurer of the American Fork and Hoe 
Company and moved to Cleveland, where I have since resided. 

I was married at Harriman, Tenn., on June 6, 1903, to 
Genevieve Hill. We have had three children, all living, as 
follows: Kathryn Durell, born October 18, 1903; George Ed- 
ward Durell, born December 11, 1904; Gladys Durell, born 
August 14, 1908. 

I have never engaged in politics, but have been elected, 
against my wishes, to a few minor offices, such as member of 
the school board, alderman, mayor, etc., of a small town. 

I have achieved no special honors nor had them "thrust 
on me." 

I have not had the good fortune to see many '85 men since 
graduation. 

I have no suggestions to make regarding the 1910 reunion. 
I expect to be present and trust there will be a large attendance. 

DUNCAN EDWARDS, 

31 Nassau Street, New York. 
In response to your circular letter, I must say my permanent 
address (if there be such a thing on this earth) is North 
Street, Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich, Conn., and Brooklyn, 
N. Y., have been my only places of residence since birth. I 
may say I have travelled fairly widely, but my course has been 
circumscribed to tourist routes — Europe, Alaska, Mexico, and 
the United States, East, West, North and South. I have 
always been a lawyer. 



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I am married, the father at the present counting of a young 
lady, who, I may say without ostentation, is the apple of my 
eye. She is now 1 year, 7 months and 7 days old. I was 
married May 8, 1906. 

I have taken very little part in politics, and my only political 
office, if it even may be called that, is President of the Board 
of Trade of Greenwich, Conn. I think that this would be 
about the only position of honor I have held — unless the posi- 
tion of church trustee, club director and school trustee may be 
considered honorable. I have filled these positions quietly and 
without great distinction. 

The '85 men I usually see are H. C. Bryan and W. H. 
Dickey, both of whom are in good health, thank you. 

Having answered all your inquiries to the best of my knowl- 
edge, I would say that it is difficult for me to see wherein the 
result can be of interest. If you had asked each of the class to 
describe for the edification of the rest of us the development 
of his inner life for the past twenty-three years, I think you 
would have received some interesting reading. The mere fact 
that we have made a living (or at least have managed to live), 
have married, and dragged the vehicles which carry the life 
of ordinary communities is not exciting. But the history of 
the thought and feeling of the past twenty-three years of the 
individuals in their best style and choicest diction is what I 
should like to hear. Of course, you could not produce the 
goods. One or two might move, but the most would flunk. 
But couldn't you? If you can, that will make the next reunion 
interesting. At times I think we are all getting a little afraid 
of reunions. We are getting old chaps. And you keep remind- 
ing us of it. Unless we are divested by seeing the real life of 
each other, and learning the things we know make up real life, 
many of us will find that we are otherwise engaged and cannot 
come in. Just to come together and see faces no longer fresh 
with hope and observe waistbands that are frankly unpleasant, 
and indulge in vociferous pleasantries, there is not so very 



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much in it. We are less disturbed if we stay home and are 
admired by our own young families. We are glad to get away 
again home if we do decide to go to the reunion. But if we 
knew that a reunion meant an exhibition of the thought and 
feeling of the twenty-three years that have made the waist- 
bands and those shop-worn faces, I for one would think the 
reunion would be a grand success. 

My best regards to you, as ever, and to all of '85. 

Rev. FRANK GATES ELLETT, 
Mason, Mich. 

I have marked the years since leaving Princeton, and the 
years have likewise marked me: Time has suddenly and 
adroitly removed my hair from the top of my head and white- 
washed my temple locks. Time may fly for some folks, but as 
for me she keeps me moving. I have held pastorates in Hast- 
ings, Concord, Caro, Detroit, Wyandotte, Trenton, Parma and 
Holt, all in Mich. My present address is Mason, and my 
preaching station is six miles from Lansing and six from 
Mason, a point any wide-awake student of Harry Fine's can 
locate if he has a good map of Michigan. Yes, I have preached 
right out straight, good and hard, for lo! these twenty years, 
some smoke, some fire, usually under fire, but never simply a 
little gentleman with clean linen, patent smile and presiding 
genius of pink teas. 

I was married January 2, 1889, to Miss Harriett Evelyn 
Bristol, of Mason, Mich. We have had five children : Imogene, 
Wendell, a noble lad, who prepared to go to China as a medical 
missionary but who was drowned last May; Katherine, aged 
14; Stanton, aged 10. Our baby, Nina Elizabeth, died in 1902. 

Yes, I have written many letters for the daily press on 
political questions ; been a candidate for the Constitutional 
Convention of Michigan ; was a candidate for United States 
Senator and may yet go to Washington as one of Michigan's 
Senators. I have been a constant student of history, a careful 







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observer of men and affairs, and while still in Princeton laid 
my plans to devote twenty years to Home Missions and twenty 
years to statesmanship. I am just on the eve of my latter 
twenty, fully equipped, as I trust, to serve the country — our 
country — as faithfully as I have the Kingdom of Heaven. Of 
course, these two services are not to be viewed separately, for 
a true servant of Heaven will be a real benefactor of his 
country, and to be a genuine staesman, I believe, involves the 
Lincoln spirit that served as under a Divine Leadership. 

I do not know of '85 men lost, strayed or stolen. If any are 
lost, may it only be to me ; if strayed, may they still find shel- 
ter ; and if stolen, may some fair and noble lady appropriate 
them as husbands. Yes, get together in 1910, for it will be 
out of the question to have a reunion in 2000 — ninety years 
later. Send me word if you are to meet in 1910, so I can begin 
to save pennies and have the children help me to get transpor- 
tation to and from dear old Princeton. 

t ALEXANDER BUTLER ERNST. Died April 21, 1896. 
After leaving college he studied medicine, graduating from 
the Ohio Medical College in 1888. He was a resident physician 
in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, until March, 
1889, and afterward practiced his profession in Cincinnati, 
where he served at one time as District Physician. 

GEORGE E. ETTER, 

213 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 

I was under the impression that I had replied to your circular 
letter of July 18th, but apparently was mistaken, or else you 
would hardly have sent me a second letter. 

I have pursued a very even and uneventful course in life 
since old '85 separated and have not sought the "bubble repu- 
tation" in any quarter, and my travels have been limited to that 
portion of this sphere which is so very amply protected by 
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Pine Street, Harrisburg, Pa., and my occupation is "Real 
Estate and Fire Insurance." When I paid my pew rent in 
church the other day I felt that I was paying a premium of 
fire insurance — (But that is talking shop). 

I did study and take a full course in law with my father, 
who, by the way, celebrated his 85th birthday on September 
29th, but an uncontrollable nervousness while making a public 
address thoroughly convinced me that my forte was not in 
that line, and I realized that to make a living I must follow an 
old saying about when a man is no good in anything else he 
takes up the business of "Real Estate and Fire Insurance." 
In my business I have done pretty well and have no complaint 
to make, except that I do not seem to be able to keep out of 
debt, even though the debt is properly secured by good col- 
lateral. 

I was married in Philadelphia on March 9, 1894, to Miss 
Lucy S. McGonigal, and we respectfully present the following 
returns, to wit: Benjamin Franklin Etter, Jr., born December 
17, 1894; Katharine Etter, born May 19, 1896; Eleanor Lind- 
say Etter, born August 16, 1898. All of these are happily 
living, and the boy is hoping to some day enter at Old Nassau, 
a hope which I would like to see fulfilled. Both the girls are 
great Princeton partisans on all occasions. 

While always interested deeply in politics, I have never taken 
a very active part, except that I was twice elected to serve as 
a Director of the Public Schools from the Fourth Ward, and 
was "prominently mentioned" to lead the ticket in the last 
mayoralty campaign. (You know, "also ran.") 

I have held numerous positions as Treasurer of different 
organizations, and as I am not in the "bastile" I presume that 
my accounts have received satisfactory auditing. I refer by 
permission to Brown. I am a member of the Board of Trade, 
Municipal League, Harrisburg Republican Club, Harrisburg 
Lodge No. 12 B. P. O. Elks, Social Club and Creek Club, but 
not very regular in my attendance. 



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I seldom see any '85 men, and if they ever come to Harris- 
burg they do not look me up, which may or may not speak for 
itself. But I remain reasonably cheerful and content with my 
lot, with optimistic views of the future ; yet it does keep one 
plugging unmercifully to keep things properly going, and I 
regret that my remittances for the sake of old '85 have been 
necessarily so small. But I have the fellow feeling, all right. 

I have no suggestions for our reunion in 19 10, mainly be- 
cause I have such a vivid recollection of the splendid results 
achieved by our most beloved Secretary at the 1905 reunion. 
I wish and hope to be there, and I want to meet as many of 
the old class as possible. 

FREDERICK B. FAITOUTE, 

No address known. He is said to have dropped out of 
sight. 



y/ JANON FISHER, 

Care of Fisher, Riley & Carozza, American Building, Bal- 
timore, Md. 
For the past eleven years I have resided near Baltimore, 
after having spent the previous twelve years since graduation 
in various parts of the country where my engineering work 
took me. During that period, I lived in six or seven states, 
but was glad to come back to my native state to settle down. 
In 1895 I was appointed Assistant City Commissioner, and 
two months later City Commissioner (City Engineer) of Bal- 
timore. When my term of office expired I went to Norfolk, 
Va., for a year, as president of the Norfolk Street Ry. Co. 
Coming back to Baltimore, I formed a partnership with Mr. 
Fred. H. Smith, the well known bridge engineer ; at his death, 
a few years later, I gave up engineering and became a partner 
in the contracting firm of Douglas, Gilmor & Co., which was 
succeeded by Fisher, Gilmor & Riley and later by Fisher, Riley 
& Carozza. On July 6, 1895, I was married in Baltimore to 



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Katharine Le Moyne, of Baltimore County, Md. I have 
■ four children, Janon, born January 4, 1898, Katharine, born 
March 21, 1900, Alexander Murray, born September 9, 1901, 
and Louis Miller, born June 24, 1903. 

In 1906 I purchased the well known farm, about twelve 
miles from Baltimore, known as "The Caves," where I now 
, live and hope to end my days. 

Owing to my occupation, which takes me away from Balti- 
more much of the time, and my place of residence in the coun- 
try the year around, I have little opportunity to see much of 
my classmates. I frequently see Hill Dawson, who lives near 
me, and occasionally Carey Gamble, Billy Riggs, Brad. Gaither, 
Jack Cooper and Will Cator of the Baltimore men. Of those 
living at a distance, I occasionally see Billy Mcllvaine, John 
Miles, Billy Hall and John Barr. 

I hope that our next reunion will be as enjoyable as the 
last one, and if it is managed along the same lines, I am sure 
it will be. There were many absent from the last roll-call 
whom I had hoped to see, and I shall use my best efforts to in- 
duce such of them as I can reach to meet us in 19 10. 

Dr. J. CLINTON FOLTZ, 

Summit Street, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Since our last reunion nothing has happened to change the 
even tenor of my ways except a gradual specialization in my 
profession and the growing cares of a family man. 

Owing to these possibly, health and happiness have been 
mine and counteracted other influences that might have over- 
come a drone in this buzzing hive. 

When next you meet, D. V., I will be with you in person. 

fJOSEPH C. FOSTER. Died April 25, 1905. 

W. R. FOSTER, 

With Stearns & Foster, Cotton, 

120 East Canal Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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fLUTHER WEEKS FROST. Died before ii 

Was ill scarcely two weeks with a slight attack of typhoid 
fever. Suddenly he sank so rapidly that death ensued within 
the hour. 



Dr. A. BRADLEY GAITHER, 

in North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. 

The close intervals at which requests for additional history 
are received from '85, remind me of the Freshman, who, to 
Dr. McCosh's frequent queries regarding his deceased father, 
answered, "Still dead, sir." 

In like manner I can reply, still living in Baltimore ; still prac- 
ticing medicine; still married (mirabile dictu in this 20th cen- 
tury) ; still loyal to Princeton, and dear, may I say "old" '85. 

Dr. CARY B. GAMBLE, Jr., 

26 W. Biddle Street, Baltimore, Md. 

Procrastination, etc. I had forgotten all about this letter 
until relays of notices came to me, from both Janon Fisher and 
Cooper. Hope the obituary is not too late. 

After graduating, I studied medicine in the University of 
Maryland, and then went abroad for advanced work, remain- 
ing there a year and a half. Since then I have been actively 
engaged in hospital work, teaching, and in the practice of medi- 
cine. I am now Professor of Clinical Medicine in the College 
of Physicians and Surgeons. I have had no political appoint- 
ments, except that for the last year I have been a member of the 
Board of Supervisors of city charities. This Board deals with 
big things. We have to take charge of the city sick and poor 
and there is a great work before us. We are starting to build 
hospitals, which we believe will be a credit to us and to the 
city, and which will accomplish great good. 

In December, 1896, I married Miss Vera Jenness, of Ports- 
mouth, N. H. We have two children : Eduarda, born June 



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22, 1898; and Cary Breckinridge, 3rd, born February 11, 1902. 
His destiny is Princeton. 

There is not much to say, except that my life has been full 
of interesting and hard work. 

The last reunion was such a success that it would be hard 
to improve upon what you did then. 

f BENJAMIN H. GASKILL, 

Died in Philadelphia, May 25, 1905. 
The New York and Philadelphia papers of about that time 
contain accounts of his exploits on the Stock Exchange, and 
how he obtained money for that purpose. 

PERSIFOR FRAZER GIBSON, 
4 rue Boissiere, Paris, France. 

From Kioto, Japan : Your second letter reached me to-day, 
having been forwarded from Philadelphia ; the first one I also 
received a short time ago, but I have been so much on the move 
I have not had the chance to sit down and answer your conun- 
drums, but I will endeavor to do so now. 

My permanent address is 4 rue Boissiere, Paris, France, and 
my occupation is travelling around the world with my wife and 
small boy, on pleasure and improvement bent. 

After leaving Princeton, I lived in Philadelphia until 1888. 
I went to Europe for three months in the summer of '86, trav- 
elling with Gus Smith part of the time and part of the time 
with Arthur Tree. In '87 I was in the employ of a firm of 
mechanical engineers and blast furnace constructors and stayed 
with them for about a year, and in '88 I left Philadelphia and 
went to Dunbar, Pa., as the analytical chemist for the Dunbar 
Furnace Co. In January, 1889, I went to Europe and did 
quite a little travelling, and arriving in Paris in the autumn 
in time to see the Exposition, and finally settling in Paris. 

I was married in London, in 1902, and have one child, Persi- 
for Frazer Gibson, Jr., born June 27, 1903. 



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The '85 men whom I have seen the most frequently are 
Arthur Tree, who lives in England, and whom I visit quite 
often, Alan Arthur, who is a great deal in Paris, and of whom 
I saw a great deal at his home in Colorado Springs last sum- 
mer where he made my stay most agreeable. From time to 
time, I have also seen Clarence Mcllvaine, who lives in London, 
Jonathan Sturges and others who turn up in Paris from time to 
time. 

I have not been able to attend any of the class reunions, but 
from what I have heard of them they seemed to have been 
most successful, and my only suggestion is that all the members 
of the class should make an effort to be present in 1910 to see 
what a quarter of a century has done for us and for Princeton. 

The U. S. A. is very much to the fore in Japan at the present 
moment, and everything is being done to give our sailor boys 
a rousing welcome and I do not think that they can complain 
of their reception. 

I expect to attend the class reunion in 191 o, and am gradu- 
ally working my way around via China, India, and Europe. 

I hope that this history of my life may be of service. 

HENRY W. GLEDHILL, 

State Street and Broadway, Paterson, N. J. 
He is a practicing lawyer. He represented Passaic County 
in the legislature of New Jersey for three years, and was leader 
of the majority for one year. 

HIRAM A. GOOCH, 

126 Second Street, Louisville, Ky. 
Upon my return from college in '85, I engaged in the elec- 
tric business in Louisville, and built a central electric power- 
house from which electric power and light were distributed 
over the city. After operating same for three years, I sold 
out and moved to Chicago, 111., where I operated the Princeton- 
Yale Preparatory School. This continued from 1891 to 1904, 



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or about twelve years. The University of Chicago then opened 
a Preparatory Department endowed with $5,000,000, and the 
Armour Institute likewise established a preparatory academy. 
My institution, located equally distant between them, was soon 
put out of business, and I quit. Since then I have been doing 
contract work in machinery. Have journeyed quite extensively 
during summer vacations, both in this country and in Europe. 
Have not married, nor have I engaged in politics nor occupied 
any particular positions of trust. 

Have visited Princeton three times since graduation, and 
am greatly pleased with the improvement seen there. Have 
sent many pupils there from my school in Chicago, and have 
tried to inspire sentiment that way whenever opportunity pre- 
sented itself. Will try to be present at 1910 reunion. 

TEVIS GOODLOE, 

Bank of Kentucky, Louisville, Ky. 
At the reunion in 1905, Barr said : "He is just the same." In 
June, 1900, Cleveland said : "He is married, and has one 
child. He is teller of the bank." 

JOHN L. GRAHAM, 

Australia. (?) 

On September 26, 1908, Geo. D. Young writes : I enclose 
a brief statement about Graham. This, I am sorry to say, 
is rather hazy, but it is accurate, as far as it goes. I have not 
seen him for over sixteen years. He wrote me once or twice 
from Australia, some ten or twelve years ago. But that is all. 

On leaving college, Graham went on a trip round the world 
in a sailing vessel. At Honolulu he met his fate and after- 
wards married the girl and entered business life in New York 
City. He had two children, girls, but the marriage later 
proved an unhappy one, and he and his wife separated. Gra- 
ham began to wander around, and finally landed in Australia. 
Finally he was soundly converted, and began life afresh. He 



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married again ; this time the daughter of a church dignitary, 
a bishop, I think. It has been a very happy marriage. They 
have at least one son. Graham and his wife were in this coun- 
try for a visit a few years ago, but have returned to the 
Antipodes and doubtless he will spend the rest of his life there. 
He is what I believe is called a "lay reader" in the Episcopal 
Church there. 

WILLIAM L. GRANBERY, 

Gen. Counsel, Cumberland Tel. and Tel. Co., 
Nashville, Tenn. 

My permanent address is Nashville, Tenn., and I am still 
practicing law. I have lived in Nashville ever since leaving 
Princeton. My travels have not been extensive and with the 
exception of a limited trip abroad, they have been confined 
largely to visiting places in this country on business. I have 
been practicing law since leaving Princeton, and have been 
applying myself rather closely to my profession. I was mar- 
ried on October 9, 1888 and have two boys, one born July 19, 
1889, and the other June 21, 1891. One is now at Princeton 
in the Class of 191 1, and the other is preparing for Princeton 
and will enter the class of 1914. 

I have never taken any active part in politics, nor have I 
ever been a candidate for any political office, nor have I held 
any position of honor or trust worth noting. 

With respect to suggestions for the Reunion of 1910, I can 
only say that it would be a sincere pleasure to meet all the 
members of the class, and I sincerely trust that each member 
will make an effort to be present. The only member of the 
class in the South whom I see is Ben Smith, who lives at Mont- 
gomery. He has made an unqualified success in life ; he is not 
quite so enthusiastic, but the fires still burn brightly, and no 
one would have any hesitation in recognizing the same old Ben 
Smith, although he is now the dignified head of a large family. 
I quite frequently see John Barr, who is President of the 



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Fidelity Trust Company at Louisville, and is regarded in Ken- 
tucky, as he was at Princeton, one of the best fellows in the 
world. I occasionally see Billy Mcllvaine, who is making a 
great success at practicing law in Chicago, and who was enthu- 
siastically supported by practically every Alumnus in the South 
for Trustee last June. 

W. J. GREENE, 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

Sorry to say it, but I can add nothing to my record since 
1900. I am still in the electric lighting business, which in 
itself is sufficient reason for not having taken any active part 
in politics. I have had no position of honor or trust thrust 
upon me. 

I hope to be with you in 19 10. 

FRANK GRIFFITH, 

Los Angeles, California. 

Permanent address is Los Angeles, Cal., and occupation is 
mining and general speculation. 

Have lived in Illinois, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and for the last 
thirteen years, in California, with varied occupations until 
coming here. 

Was married in Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1893, but have no 
children. 

Have never indulged in politics, but am at present President 
of the Los Angeles Club. 

I occasionally see G. R. Bennett, who is practicing law in Los 
Angeles, and have been associated in business with F. S. Hicks 
'84 since 1896. 

Always hope to be able to attend each reunion, but have 
never made it yet, and having no experience, any suggestions 
I might make would be of little moment. We have a very 
flourishing Princeton Club here, at the annual dinner of which 
we have about forty alumni in attendance. 






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Cannot find out anything about J. R. Douglas, but I am sure 
Kittle is in San Francisco, though I have not seen him for 
some years. 

J. M. Austin died in Los Angeles August 28, 1898. 

WILLIAM M. HALL, 

310 Frick Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Answering your circular letter of September 28, 1908, I 
make the following answers : 

My permanent address is Pittsburgh ; house, 625 Morewood 
Avenue; office, Frick Building. My present occupation is 
attorney at law. 

My place of residence since leaving Princeton has been Pitts- 
burgh, and occupation during same period attorney at law. 

Married Miss Augusta Day Lyon, of Indianapolis, Ind., on 
October 20, 1897; have three children, Augusta Day, aged 10, 
Eleanor Cramer, aged 8 ; and Margaret Priscilla, aged 2. 

Occasionally have been active in politics, but held no office. 
I hope you are well and happy, as usual. 

CHARLES D. HALSEY, 

Mills Building, New York. 

Forgive me for not having answered your request long ago, 
but other matters pressing, I simply procrastinate. 

One month after graduation in "86" I joined the Engineer's 
Corps of the Pennsylvania R. R., and was stationed at Jersey 
City. I remained in this position until 1893, when I formed 
a partnership with "Kid" Toler and became a member of the 
New York Stock Exchange, doing business under the name of 
Toler & Halsey for seven years; at which time Harry with- 
drew and I formed a new firm, C. D. Halsey & Co., my part- 
ners being J. Nelson Borland and John E. Daily. I am still 
doing business at the old stand. 

On November" 20, 1895, I was married at Burlington, N. J., 
to Miss Effie V. R. Grubb. We have two boys and one girl, 






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Cortlandt Van Rensselaer, born October n, 1896; Charles 
Day, Jr., born January 9, 1900, and Lillie Van Rensselaer, 
born July 15, 1906. 

While having a house in New York, I have taken up my resi- 
dence at Rumson, N. J., becoming one of the Councilmen of 
that borough and living there nine months of the year. 

I intend sending my boys to the Hill School and, of course, 
later on to dear old Princeton. 

I am a member of the Union, University, and Princeton 
Clubs. 

ALEXANDER HARDCASTLE, Jr., 
701 Calvert Building, Baltimore, Md. 

Mollie Riggs called at my office, last week, and reminded me 
that I had not written to you. My career has had so few inci- 
dents of interest that I have deferred writing to you simply 
because I was at a loss as to what I should say. 

When I reached home in June, 1884, at the end of our Junior 
year, I found that my father, who was a land owner and phy- 
sician in Caroline County, Eastern Shore, Maryland, was very 
much involved, having endorsed heavily for some of his friends 
and relatives, and was feeling the burden of these obligations, 
which he later had to meet. I took charge of the property, and 
for six years led the life of a farmer, fruit-grower and packer 
of fruits. At the end of that time, although the indebtedness 
was materially reduced, we were forced to sell the property. 
In April, 1890, we moved from the old home to Denton, county 
seat of Caroline County, and there father began life again as 
a physician, and soon built up a practice. I spent about two 
years in straightening out the old business, and then took up 
the study of law in the office of Judge George M. Russem, of 
Denton, Md., subsequently a member of the Court of Appeals 
of Maryland. I was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1894, 
and in April, 1895, came to Baltimore. Since that time, I have 
been actively engaged in my profession. On April 7, 1897, I 



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married Miss Clara Dowries, of Denton, Caroline County, Mary- 
land; we have no children. I am fortunate also in that my 
mother and father are both living. Although always interested 
in politics, I have not taken an active part since I came to Bal- 
timore, and have not held office or been a candidate. 

I thoroughly enjoyed our last class Reunion, and am looking 
forward to 1910 with great pleasure. All the arrangements 
last time were so admirable, that I think it safe to leave them 
to you, "Tommy," without suggestion. 

J. BORDEN HARRIMAN, 

in Broadway, New York City. 
He married Miss Florence J. Hurst of New York. He is 
said to be a broker. 

JOHN M. HARRIS, 

Connell Building, Scranton, Pa. 

In reply to your circular of the 28th inst. requesting a letter 
of three hundred words, giving the history of my life since 
leaving Princeton, particularly during the last eight years, 
would say that nothing has happened during the last eight 
years in my life that is worth mentioning. I am practicing 
law and have been successful in a general way, but aside from 
that I really have not anything to say in particular. My office 
address is 621 Connell Building, Scranton, Pa., and my occupa- 
tion as usual attorney-at-law. I was appointed a member of 
the Pennsylvania State Board of Law Examiners when the 
board was organized in January, 1902. I am still a member of 
this board. 

As regards information about '85 men, would say that James 
R. Douglas was a room-mate of mine in our Freshman year. 
We roomed for a while at No. 5 S. Edwards. He was taken 
sick and I accompanied him to his home, at that time in Mans- 
field, Ohio. His father was postmaster of the town. 

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that the last reunion was in every particular according to my 
liking. I never had a better time in my life and it seemed to 
me every arrangement was perfect, and all I would say is, let 
us have it over again. It is unnecessary to add that the success 
of the reunion was in the main due to our untiring and patient 
secretary. 

Wishing you every success in your present efforts, I hope 
that we may all meet again in 19 10. 

f JAMES E. HAYES. Died in Princeton,' 



He was a lawyer, practicing in his native town of Princeton, 
even during the latter years of his life, while the ravages of 
consumption were taking his strength away. 



f WALTER BRYANT HEAD. 

Died July 10, 1886, at Allegheny, Pa., of consumption. 



f C. A. HEALEY, Died in Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 19, 1903. 

Granbery writes : I believe you have the date of the death of 
C. A. Healey, and I recall that you requested me to write 
something about him. Soon after Mr. Healey left college, his 
father died, leaving him a large fortune. Notwithstanding 
this fact, he engaged in the milling business at some point in 
Georgia, near Atlanta, and after a year or two sold out his 
• mills and represented some electrical concern for a year or two. 
The remainder of his life was spent in Atlanta and he devoted 
his time to the care of his property. Some years before his 
death he married a beautiful young lady in Atlanta, but never 
had any children. I never went to Atlanta that I did not see 
him, and he seemed as devotedly attached to Prinecton as 
anyone could be. It was always refreshing to meet him and 
talk over Princeton affairs. 

f MORRIS ZWINGLI HITTEL. 
Kelley says he died in 1887. 



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CALVIN T. HOOD, M.D., 

1276 Washington Boulevard, Chicago, 111. 
No report. 

JAMES R. HUGHES, 
Bellefonte, Pa. 
In the fall of 1885 I became an instructor of Latin and 
Greek in the Bellefonte Academy. In the year 1906 my father 
resigned the principalship, his son, the writer, being promoted 
to the principalship. It has been my pleasure to devote myself 
most enthusiastically to the interests of this historic old acad- 
emy, which had its birth in 1805. I am glad to be able to say 
that my enthusiasm in educational work has not been in vain, 
that my efforts to make this academy a peer of the very best 
secondary schools have been crowned with great success. The 
attendance of students from a distance has trebled since 1904, 
necessitating the acquisition of two extra buildings for masters' 
houses in addition to the main building. Providence smiled 
upon our efforts in 1904 and sent us a fire, which resulted in 
the erection of a beautiful and imposing main building of 
Greek style of architecture. About this time a new gymnasium 
was erected, the apparatus for which was supplied through the 
generosity of our dear friend and classmate, Joseph B. Shea. 
Our graduates are winning honors year after year in our lead- 
ing colleges and universities, a fact of which we are justly 
proud. It is needless to say that I am happy in my chosen 
profession. As to other incidents in my career, military life 
has ever interested me. I have been identified with the Penn- 
sylvania National Guard since 1884. At present I am a mem- 
ber of the staff of the Fifth Regiment. In Journalism I was 
associated with the Philadelphia Press as a correspondent. 
This was merely a side issue with me for a few years after 
graduation. The Christian activities of Bellefonte have always 
appealed to me. In the Y. M. C. A. I have filled nearly every 
official position. At the present time I have the honor of being 



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the president. I have served as trustee in the Presbyterian 
Church and as superintendent of the Sabbath school. I am 
anticipating our next reunion with a great deal of pleasure. 
I trust we may have a very large number of the class present 
on that delightful occasion. Until then, good-bye. 

I know nothing of fellows about whom you inquire, and shall 
leave the program for reunion to those to plan who are 
accustomed to do it. I forgot to say I am married, but have 
no children. 

It is stated that Hughes has retired from the Bellefonte 
School since he wrote the above letter. 

f J. L. HUMPHREY. 
Chapin says he is dead. 

WILLIAM F. JACKSON, 

656 High Street, Newark, N. J. 
No report. He was in Princeton within a year. 

J" G/JENNINGS, 

6th Ave. and Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
No report. 

JOHN E. JOHNSON, 

105 Croton Avenue, Ossining, N. Y. 

In 1901 his brother wrote : 

He is connected in business with Messrs. Hard and Rand, 
importers of coffee. 

After leaving Princeton he spent five or six years at home. 
Since then he has taken a number of trips in connection with 
his business, visiting Mexico twice, spending two years in 
London, one year in Java, and four years in Brazil, where he 
is residing at present. My brother has been too wise to get 
married or take part in politics or engage in any similar foolish 
pastime. 



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HENRY K. JONES, 

242 Griswold Street, Detroit, Mich. 

I have had the '85 letter of enquiry before me some time, 
and have hesitated to reply for the simple reason that there is 
nothing really to add of any interest since the former ones were 
considered. My permanent address and business are the same, 
also my residence, and beyond a few trips about the country 
my travels are of no interest. As to my marriage and children, 
the former report fulfils. I have not taken any active part in 
politics nor had any offices of any kind. I do not see any 
Princeton men in particular. In short, I regret that my exist- 
ence cannot furnish much to interest the class, for it has been 
along very quiet lines ; office work and the like, which keeps 
me in Detroit all of the year except some months in the sum- 
mer. Now, I hope this will give you what is desired, not much, 
in truth, but all there is. 

(See also Cooper's letter.) 

Rev. ALFORD KELLY, 

2912 N. 3rd Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 
I have been made a Field Secretary of the Pennsylvania 
Anti-Saloon League, with home in Harrisburg at the above 
address. Since leaving Princeton Seminary I lived in Nichol- 
son, Pa., six months ; Mooredale, Pa., three years ; Frager, Pa., 
twelve years, and Erie, Pa., two years. Since December last 
I have been with the League. I have travelled West as far only 
as South Dakota, South into Virginia, East to New Hampshire, 
and North into Canada. Until December I was pastor of 
Presbyterian churches where I lived. I am still unmarried. 
There are just as good fish in the sea as ever were caught, but 
I occasionally have a suspicion that the bait may be getting 
somewhat stale. I have written and spoken for the Prohibition 
Party. Am now organizing committees in Pennsylvania coun- 
ties to see doubtful voters in their respective precincts in the 
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preaching in churches on Sundays for the League. I was 
Moderator of Chester Presbytery in 1905, and was a Commis- 
sioner to the Presbyterian General Assembly the same year at 
Winona Lake, Ind. No other ecclesiastical lightning struck me. 
I seldom see any of the '85 men except Leeper and Wicker in 
Philadelphia. 

; f E. McL. KEMPSHALL. Died in 1903 ( ?). 

W. S. KITTLE, 

2525 Steiner Street, San Francisco, Cal. 
No report. 

f SANFORD NORRIS KNAPP. 

Died August 27, 1886, at Peekskill, N. Y. 
After graduation, Knapp returned to Princeton to study for 
the degree of civil engineer. He was progressing so rapidly 
that he would probably have received this degree in February, 
1887. But he was taken ill in the spring of 1886, and after a 
lingering illness of four months he died at his home. 

CHARLES R. KNOX, 

Lakewood, N. J. 

The demands that history makes upon my biography have 
been met up to the time of the last '85 Record. I had then 
just ended seven years of teaching boys in the Cornwall High 
School, at Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. In March, 1901, 
I went to the City of Mexico. I enjoyed the climate and the 
experiences of a new country, but as I did not care to settle 
there and wished to escape the altitude, I returned to the 
United States in 1903. Since 1904 I have been teaching in the 
Knox School for Girls, Lakewood, N. J., doing college pre- 
partory work and work higher and lower in history and English. 

All positions held by me have been of more than sufficient 
trust, but their remuneration has to this time swelled my wealth 
no higher than the stage where I can own a sailboat. I mention 
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me. He wears a full beard, streaked with gray hairs in about 
the average '85 ratio of one to sixteen. 

Once every ten years, at least, we are all expected to put 
in print whether we are married or single. To hear no more 
than this about the bachelors is becoming monotonous. What 
I should like to know is whether a man is more single or less 
single than at the time of the last Record. I am more single. 
I am getting used to the condition. 

My career does not seem to be running much towards titles 
of honor. Although sometimes called Captain, I have never 
bettered those "mystical symbols" A.B. 

I am looking forward to the reunion of 1910. I shall miss 
the hand and voice of Jim Cleveland. 

HENRY M. LAMBERTON, 
Winona, Minn. 
See Clerihew's letter. Pard was at the reunion in 1905. He 
is bald. 

R. S. LAWRENCE, 

1 121 Bitting Avenue, Wichita, Kans. 

Since leaving Princeton there has been nothing very remark- 
able or startling in my experiences, and the recital is very 
commonplace. In the fall of '85 I was appointed Instructor in 
Mathematics in the young College of Emporia, at Emporia, 
Kans. For fifteen years I was connected with the college, 
becoming Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, and after- 
ward of Greek and Pedagogy, at different times. During a 
part of this time I was the senior member of the faculty and 
was in virtual control of the discipline and inside management 
of the college, as the President was away attending to the 
financial part of the work. 

In 1900 I resigned to accept the Chair of Mathematics in 
Hanover College, in Hanover, Ind., where I stayed six years. 
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emy, at Wichita, Kans., a position that I now hold. I have 
served on the school boards in different places, and was ap- 
pointed a member of the State Board of Education during my 
last year at Emporia. I resigned this place on my moving to 
Hanover. I have served as delegate to various county and 
state conventions and have whooped it up for the G. O. P. 

Have travelled in twenty different states, besides the state of 
matrimony. 

Was married to Arline M. Lewis, in Merryall, Pa., January 
I, 1889, wno st iH survives the shock. Have four children: 
Florence Elisabeth, June 11, 1890; James Edwin, September 
29, 1895 ; Mary Abigail, March 2.7, 1900 ; Helen Arline, October 
5, 1902. 

Saw Barr in his office once ; aside from this I have not seen 
an '85 man for ten years. I hope to be able to meet the fellows 
at the next reunion in 191 o. 

My permanent address is 1121 Bitting Avenue, Wichita, 
Kans. 

I have at last, after the second notice, written the statement 
you asked for. I shall be very glad to hear from the boys, as 
it has been my misfortune to be separated from all of the class 
almost ever since our graduation. If I can muster the requisite 
amount of cash I shall try to be there at the next reunion, but 
it is too far away to make any very definite plans yet. With 
best wishes to all of the boys. 

WILLIAM LAWTON, 

82 Prince Street, Kingston, N. Y. 
I have nothing much to relate. Am married. Have been in 
the same spot (office of Kingston Foundry Company, gray iron 
castings, 82 Prince Street, Kingston, N. Y.) since leaving col- 
lege. Am in the iron and real estate business. Am interested 
in yachting and all the doings of the old class of '85. 

Rev. S. H. LEEPER, 

30 E. Washington Street, Media, Pa. 
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Church, from which place was called to the Presbyterian 
Church of Coatesville, Pa., and was pastor there for nearly 
seven years. After a severe illness resigned and lived a "simple 
life" on the South Mountain near Wernersville, Pa., preaching 
three times each month in the Grand View Chapel, superintend- 
ing a S. S. which Mrs. Leeper and I founded. x\fter two years 
of this joyful, easy kind of life, we came to the beautiful hill 
country of Delaware County, Pa., fourteen miles from Phila- 
delphia and 300 feet above it. Travels "abroad," none. "At 
home" : to the Northwest a few times and the great Canadian 
Northwest. 

Married June 5, 1890, to Laura Ferguson (Wells College 
'84). Children: Mary, born July 6, 1892; Harper Ferguson, 
born November 21, 1893, an d Amanda, born October 5, 1897. 

Politics have always interested me, and have made speeches 
when a real reform was on. Have never consented to run for 
office. 

Have been several times a delegate to Assembly and Synod 
Moderator of the Presbytery of Monmouth, and of the Presby- 
tery of Chester and numerous small honors which come to a 
minister, not least of which was being a member of the com- 
mittee of arrangements for the Men's Foreign Missionary 
Convention held in Philadelphia February, 1908, nor being 
permanent Chairman of the Foreign Missionary work in Ches- 
ter Presbytery. 

I see the Philadelphia boys, all of whom are doing well and 
are well spoken of. 

It renews my youth to see the boys in Princeton, and a 
reunion which will suit the majority will be satisfactory to me. 
I think we are old enough and have borne enough burdens to 
behave ourselves as men, and I believe we will. 

Fact : I am a member of the Springhaven Country Club and 
believe in golf, though I do not know but that the doctor's 
advice to Thed Pershing, "that he saw wood," might be as 
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buck and saw and the liberty of a half-cord. He did not 
accept! Time is too short for an expression of my opinions. 
I have a few. 

Rev. JOHN C. LORD, 

All Saints Rectory, Navesink, N. J. 
I received your letter asking for information about the 
various members of our class of '85 for the class book. My 
present address is All Saints Rectory, Navesink, N. J. Since 
leaving Princeton I was graduated from the General Theolog- 
ical Seminary of the Episcopal Church, in New York City, in 
the summer of '88. I then went abroad for that summer, with 
Bishop Starkey of the Diocese of Newark, as his chaplain, 
to the Pan-Anglican of that year. On my return home that 
autumn I was assigned as Curate in Grace Church, Jersey City, 
where I served two years, and where I was admitted to the 
priesthood. On giving up my curacy in Grace Church I went 
as Rector to the Church of the Mediator, Edgewater, N. J., 
where I remained a year and six months, and then accepted a 
call to the curacy of Christ Church, Elizabeth, N. J., where I 
remained nearly two years and from which parish I married 
my wife, who was Miss Louise Townsend of Elizabeth. From 
Elizabeth I came to my present parish, after the interval of a 
year without regular parochial work. Here in All Saints 
Memorial Church I was made assistant for one year, and at 
the end of that time was elected Rector. I have lived here 
ever since November of 1904, now five years. My life has 
been very quiet in this small country parish. My family is only 
my wife and myself. I was married on October 10, 1907, at 
Elizabeth, N. J. I rarely meet the members of our class and 
so do not know very much about their present whereabouts, 
but trust that they are all doing well in the several callings 
upon which they may have entered in life. Trusting that the 
reunion of 1910 may be successful in every respect, I remain 
fraternally yours in the class of '85. 



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WILLIAM HENRY LYNCH, 

Vandergrift Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Lynch is employed with the Hope Natural Gas Co., Vander- 
grift Building, Pittsburgh. He is retiring and has not as yet 
answered any questions. He is an industrious fellow. He is 
all right. He has not turned up at Princeton recently. 

Dr. D. H. McALPIN, 

55 W. 33rd Street, New York. 
I have your circular headed "Last Notice," and as I notice 
that several men have neglected to send in letters, I hasten 
now to address you. 

As I read over my last letter in the former report, I find 
that very little has occurred in the past eight years, so far as I 
am concerned, which would be of interest to the Class. The 
most important thing that I know of, is your marriage. 
To answer your questions : 
Office, 55 W. 33d Street, New York City. 
Residence, No. 3 E. 54th Street, New York, in the winter, 
and Brooklawn Manor, Morris Plains, N. J., in summer. 
Answer to question 3. Same as before. 

Was married at Tarrytown, N. Y., December 12, 1895. My 
children are: David Hunter McAlpin, II, born May, 1897; 
Geraldine R. McAlpin, born June, 1900; Wm. R. McAlpin, 
born December 25, 1902 ; Elaine R. McAlpin, born November, 
1905. 

Active in politics only as a private citizen. Have not been 
a candidate and have not held any public office. 

Executor, trustee and director in estates and banks, as well 
as financial and commercial enterprises. 

Regret that I see but few '85 men in my daily routine, but 
am glad to hear that Princeton University has two members of 
our Class on the Board of Trustees. Princeton shows her 
good sense in making a choice of members of '85, and I think 
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The committee which managed the last reunion did it so 
admirably that I have nothing to suggest, other than to say that 
I heartily endorse their actions in re the 1910 meeting. 

By advice of counsel I decline to answer more. 

CHARLES FLINT McCLUMPHA, Ph.D., 
Amsterdam, N. Y. 

Those who wish to find me will please note that my address 
is Amsterdam, New York. 

In December, 1905, after having served ten years in the 
University of Minnesota, it became necessary for me to relin- 
quish my post and to return to the place of my nativity. Affairs 
of business have claimed my attention for the past three years 
and promise to do so for all time to come. 

During the past year I have edited an edition of Otway's 
plays which will be published by D. C. Heath & Co. this fall. 

Taking up the duties of my native burg, I am now Treasurer 
of the Amsterdam Free Library, President of the Montgomery 
County Historical Society, and Treasurer of the McClumpha 
Company. 

I have now before me the difficult task of attaching a business 
career on to a series of years spent in academic pursuits. 

The Secretary has discovered the following items in various 
papers : 

Prof. Charles F. McClumpha was present yesterday at the 
sessions of the State Historical Society held at Albany. During 
the afternoon Dr. McClumpha took part in a discussion on 
"The Establishment of Closer Relations Between the Historical 
Societies of the State." Dr. McClumpha was in favor of the 
proposition. 

The first speaker introduced was Professor Charles Flint 
McClumpha, who gave a scholarly and thoughtful address on 
"The People; the Duties and Impressions of the Individual in 
Society." . . . 

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Montgomery County Historical Society, started the discussion. 
In the course of his remarks he said Albany had made a mis- 
take by letting some of the old historical buildings in that city 
become fraternity houses. . . . 

j. l. Mccormick, 

Bel Air, Md. 
No report. 

f JOHN B. McFERRAN, Jr. 

Died in Miami, Fla., March 20, 1906. 

He had been in Florida since the first of the year, and with 
his father, wife, and two sons was on a fishing trip below 
Miami when he was attacked with appendicitis. So soon as 
possible he was taken to Miami, a surgeon from Louisville 
being summoned by telegraph to meet him there. The opera- 
tion disclosed that the unavoidable delay had been too great; 
and, liver complications developing, he died. The funeral was 
held at Louisville on March 22nd. 

Mr. McFarran has always been noted among his classmates 
for his bright, sunny, and lovable character, and no one at the 
reunion of the Class of '85 in June, 1905, contributed more 
than he to the success of the occasion, several men signifying 
their intention of being present, giving as their reason that 
they had learned that Johnny McFarran was coming East to 
the reunion. 

John Barr writes: He leaves a wife, my sister, and three 
children, all boys. They are splendid boys, and always take 
interest in Princeton matters. 

C. W. McILVAINE, 

32 Portland Place, London, W. 
C. W. Mcllvaine has no permanent address outside the 
United States of America. He is now, and has been for 
several years, residing temporarily at 32 Portland Place, Lon- 
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After graduation, he went abroad for a year, attending the 
University of Berlin and spending the vacations in travelling 
in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Returning to New York, 
he took a year at the Columbia Law School. In the fall of 
1887 he went into the office of Harper & Brothers, Franklin 
Square, New York, and remained there until 1890, when he 
went into partnership with the late James R. Osgood and 
founded the firm of Osgood, Mcllvaine & Co. in London. 
This firm later became amalgamated with Harper & Brothers. 
Mcllvaine is Vice-President of the corporation of Harper & 
Brothers, and has charge of its London house. 

Mcllvaine is not married. 

He has never been a candidate for, nor occupied, any political 
office. 

WM. B. McILVAINE, 

1605 Marquette Building, Chicago, 111. 

In answer to your inquiries for the class record, I have the 
following to relate : 

Permanent address — office, 1605 Marquette Building, Chi- 
cago; residence, Hubbard Woods, 111. Occupation, attorney- 
at-law. 

I have resided in Chicago since January 3, 1886. I resided 
in Peoria, 111., from October 1, 1885, to January 3, 1886. My 
present residence is a suburb of Chicago. I spent four months 
in Europe in 1885, three weeks in Scotland in 1893, three weeks 
in Europe in 1906, and two weeks in France and London in 
1908. I have travelled at various times over parts of the 
United States from Omaha to Boston and from Mackinac to 
Memphis. 

I studied law from January, 1886, to March, 1888, when I 
was admitted to the bar and have practiced law ever since. 

I was married on October 15, 1891, at Ruscombe, Baltimore 
County, Maryland, to Julia Murray LeMoyne. We have four 
children, three girls and one boy : Romaine LeMoyne, born 



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July 20, 1894; Madeleine LeMoyne, born June I, 1896; Pris- 
cilla, born November 1, 1897; William Brown, Jr., born July 
12, 1900. They are all living. 

I have taken on part in politics except politics of the village 
of Winnetka, where I live. I was a trustee of the village for 
two years and am now serving a second year as president of 
the village. I have been a candidate for, and have held, no 
other political office. 

I have recently been elected by the alumni to the office of 
trustee of Princeton University. I have been president of the 
Princeton Club of Chicago and president of the Western Asso- 
ciation of Princeton Clubs. I am a vestryman of the Church 
of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth, 111. (Prot. Epis.). Have 
been a director of the University Club of Chicago. 

I spent a few days with Clarence Mcllvaine in London 
during the past summer. I found him a loyal Princetonian. 
He still represents Harper & Bros, in London. He is unmar- 
ried, but apparently happy, nevertheless, and is well and pros- 
perous. The other members of the class whom I see will 
undoubtedly account for themselves. 

The reunion of 1905 suited me. I suggest that we repeat 
it along the same lines. 

In my opinion, the class should give serious attention to the 
question of a suitable memorial at an early date. Our number 
is growing less. Let us do something before we depart hence 
altogether. 

H. C. MESEROLE, 

216 Garfield Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
I hardly think that I have anything to say about myself, as 
nothing has happened to me aside from the usual accretion of 
years and the fact that I have ceased from active business, for 
the reason that I am not as robust as I should like to be, 
although, on the whole, I believe I have no license to kick very 
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In answer to the query as to extent of travel, I may say that 
I have been pretty well over our own country, — to the South, 
the Middle West, the Rockies and the Pacific, — on business or 
recreation bent. 

With most cordial regards. 

JOHN B. MILES, 

Real Estate Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 

I will glide into "the history of my life" most easily by 
omitting any introduction whatever and by replying in the 
beginning to your inquiries. 

Business address — Care of Frank C. Roberts & Co., Real 
Estate Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Residence — St. 
Davids, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 

I am a member of the firm of Frank C. Roberts & Co., Civil 
and Mechanical Engineers. Roberts is also a graduate of 
Princeton, Class of '83. We have principally been engaged in 
the designing and building of blast furnace plants, as engineers, 
not contractors, in this country, Canada, England and Wales. 
In addition, in connection with Mr. Edgar V. Seeler, we have 
a firm which designs large city buildings. Our work is diversi- 
fied and exceedingly interesting, but does not give one sufficient 
leisure to devote as much time and thought to one's friends as 
is desirable. What I have just written applies to the eight 
years since 1900, in which period my business has taken me 
four times to England and Wales. We built three blast fur- 
naces in England and a refrigerating plant in connection with 
blast furnaces in Wales. Mrs. Miles accompanied me, I am 
glad to say, in three of these trips. In the summer of 1906 
we spent three weeks principally in Paris, Switzerland and 
Germany, and in the latter part of 1907 travelled in Italy. 
While passing through Monte Carlo, we were lucky enough to 
carry away a few francs by which to remember the Prince of 
Monaco. 

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1901, at Chicago; best man, Billy Mcllvaine, and most of my 
ushers, classmates. It is a fine thing to have them stand by on 
such occasions, which is one reason for going to Princeton. 
Children : John Blanchard Miles, Jr., born October 25, 1902 ; 
George Carpenter Miles, born September 30, 1904. 

I have taken no active part in politics, in spite of the fact 
that I believe it is every man's duty to do so. 

I have filled no positions of honor or trust except in connec- 
tion with the Class of '85 and with the University Club of 
Philadelphia. 

During the early part of this last eight-year period we had 
work in Pittsburgh and in Northern Michigan, which allowed 
me to see Steele Clark, Billy Hall and Joe Shea frequently in 
the former place and Mcllvaine while passing through Chicago. 
I regret that in the last few years my travels have not been in 
that direction, and I have missed the little reunions, which were 
so pleasant. 

At this time I will take the opoprtunity of saying that noth- 
ing has influenced my life, since graduation, so much as my 
Princeton connections, both in our class and out of it, and that 
I feel a deep gratitude is due by me to Princeton on this 
account alone. I have no doubt that most of us have the same 
feeling. 

I suppose that our next reunion will follow the traditional 
lines, with wives more in evidence and an exhibition of sons 
and daughters. This I believe is usually the case at the 25th 
reunion, and rightly so. The wives may occasionally be lonely 
during the hours when they are excluded from the proceedings, 
but they will be lenient and will remember that we '85 men are 
together as a class only once in five years and that it means so 
much to us. It brings us back to first principles and keeps the 
heart young. 

Under "miscellaneous," and so far, I regret to say, "fancy," 
comes our memorial. We will feel happier and will enjoy our 
reunion more if we have by that time successfully carried this 



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to a conclusion. Let us all make this a personal matter and 
resolve in the months that remain to make some sacrifice of 
other desirable things, and giving, as our means permit, raise 
enough money to establish a memorial that will be useful to 
Princeton and a credit to our Class. 

In conclusion, let me say, my dear Tommy, that the Class 
is very fortunate in having in you one who can so ably plan and 
execute and with patience and persistence send out reminders 
to the Nth power, and thus obtain results, such as this rambling 
letter. 

JAMES H. MILLER, 

128 E. Washington Lane, 
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Immediately after leaving Princeton, I commenced a com- 
mercial life, and have continued constantly in that channel ever 
since. 

Was married May 31, 1887, * n Springfield, Ohio, and at once 
took up my residence in Chicago. Have had three children : 
Chester Allen Miller, born April 15, 1888; Richard Lynn, born 
September 9, 1891 ; Margaret, born October 25, 1893. Eldest 
child died at the age of twenty months. 

My travels have been confined to the United States, which 
territory I have covered thoroughly, having travelled in almost 
every state, and have met quite a number of my classmates, all 
of whom I have found active and prosperous in their different 
channels. Have resided in Philadelphia since 1894. Perma- 
nent address, 128 East Washington Lane, Germantown, Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

Have enjoyed the best of health since leaving college, and am 
looking forward to our next reunion, and hope to be present. 
Also hope to have my son enrolled as a student of Princeton 
at the commencement of the college year of 1909. I am deeply 
interested in politics in the ward and division in which I reside, 
but have no aspirations for holding office. 



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JOHN KIMBERLY MUMFORD, 

45 Porterfield Place, 

Freeport, Long Island, N. Y. 
I have mislaid your catechism. The checkered trail that I 
have left is very hard to trace in 300 words, to say nothing of 
the funny stories you ask for. After leaving college, I was 
city editor of two papers in Syracuse, and in 1887 went to the 
New York World. I fully expected to own the paper by 1890, 
but Mr. Pulitzer still has it. After seven years' unavailing 
effort, I undertook similar experiments with the Herald, 
Recorder, and Mail and Express; finally joining myself to 
Hearst's Rough Riders. Here again, like some Jew in the old 
Testament, I served seven years, but I believe he got a wife 
by it. In 1898, I went to war with the Hearst Legion in the 
capacity of sutler, commissary sergeant and moral influence. 
I came back, which was more than some others did, a fortune 
that I attribute to hard training on the old Raritan, in Prince- 
ton's ill-starred boats. The carpenters in the yellow fever 
camp devised a beautiful box for me but it was too tight and 
I declined to wear it. I have travelled about the world a good 
deal and have learned to eat in several foreign languages. 
Wrote a book on rugs. "Billy" Sloan bought seven copies to 
give away and asked me where in the world I learned to write 
such English. He said he knew Princeton College never 
taught me. Rather unkind of Billy, I thought, but believe I 
told him it was principally due to the masterly instruction in 
Latin which I received from him. There may be something 
in that. I was seduced into an essay in the rug business, but 
found that I could balance sentences a good deal better than 
books. For another period of seven years, which seems to 
have been my unlucky number, I put beautiful Eastern fabrics 
into a good many houses, but not enough of them. Heinze 
and Morse might have waited till some other year, but they 
didn't. Anyhow, the issue gave me an opportunity to resume 
the writing of beautiful English, which has been admired 



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always and paid for sometimes. Just now I am telling people 
through the medium of Harper's Weekly what a fine land they 
live in and how easy it is to get rich. And I am really inclined 
to believe it, "in spite," as a witty hireling of mine once said, 
"of my better judgment." 

In 1896 I married Corolyn C. Bailey (Mount Holyoke), who 
I have since learned was endowed with faith, patience and 
most of the other virtues that God bestows on women. She 
was lacking only in selfishness, judgment and the faculty of 
discerning good risks from bad. We have been blessed — 
and I mean that — with four children, three girls and a boy. 
They suit me, and I am glad to say still live. John Kimberly, 
Jr., rows rather well, if I can only teach him to feather a little 
higher and not rush his slide. I guess "Con" Titus will have 
more time to attend to that than I shall. 

I have met an '85 man now and then, here and there, in 
different parts of the world, and usually felt prouder after- 
wards. It was a pretty good lot on the whole. But they all 
look old, Tommy. Why do you suppose that is? One thing 
I am sorry for, that I have never been able to attend any of 
the class reunions, since the exciting one in the winter of '83, 
when "Jim" Buckalew pompadoured George Dohm's counte- 
nance with a plate of Swiss cheese sandwiches. That was 
one of the great moments of history, one of those crisial in- 
stants which it is inspiring to remember. When the later 
affairs came off, I was invariably in Asia or Yucatan or the 
South Sea Islands, or some other outlandish place, but I sin- 
cerely hope to attend one reunion before all hands get to the 
crutch and wheel-chair stage and are so dodderingly old that 
they will be unrecognizable. 

I have written too much. That is my besetting sin, but edit 
it, Tommy.; edit it by the integral calculus or the binomial 
cosine, or some other of those hideous mechanisms of yours 
which I never could understand. Be good about it, Tommy, 
and give me a passing grade. Duff always did, for he recog- 







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nized my infirmities, bless his gentle, kindly Christian soul. 
There are a few lives that leave a pleasant savor in the memo- 
ries of man, like pressed flowers in old books. 



JAMES P. MURRAY, 

16 Exchange Place, New York City. 

I wish that I could write an interesting letter for the '85 
Record, but nothing of especial interest has occurred in my life 
since leaving college. I am still in the insurance business, and 
live in Plainfield, N. J., at 737 Watchung Avenue. I am not 
married and see no prospects of that kind ahead. I have never 
taken any active part in politics, and have never occupied office. 
No positions of honor or trust have come my way. I have 
travelled very little, one trip abroad being about the extent of 
my wanderings. I see very few '85 men and have no infor- 
mation about those for whom you inquire. 

The last reunion was so pleasant that one on the same lines 
in 1910 would be very much to my taste. 

Dr. HOWARD GILLESPIE MYERS, 
153 West 78th Street, New York City. 

When I undertake to comply with your request for an ac- 
count of my life during the last twenty-three years, I am 
amazed to see how uneventful, in comparison with others, my 
career has been. It may be accounted for by the fact that I 
have pursued one calling uninterruptedly, and constant devo- 
tion to the practice of medicine gives one little time for avoca- 
tions. 

All details of former reports hold good. Married July 28, 
1890. Three children: Dorothy Kenyon, January 25, 1893; 
Constance, May 19, 1898; Darwood Gillespie, December 22, 
1899. The last ought to be in '21 or '22 along with Billy Mc's 
boy. He is already as enthusiastic for Princeton as any father 
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Immediately after our twentieth reunion, I spent a vacation 
in Europe, and the following summer travelled in Canada. 

As I have consistently voted the Prohibition ticket since 
1888, it is needless to say that I have held no political office. 
My one outside interest has been the work of the Y. M. C. A. 
in this city, and to that I have given unsparingly of time and 
energy and in so doing have taken great delight. 

It has always been a matter of regret to me that the '85 
men in this vicinity have not been drawn more closely together. 
I rarely see any member of the class. The reunion in '05 was 
so enjoyable that the plan of celebration could hardly be im- 
proved. Considering my political affinities, it will be under- 
stood when I express the hope that from future gatherings 
certain minor and less creditable features may be omitted. 
Would it be wise to attempt to have every "class boy" present 
in 1910? 

MAX B. NAHM, 

Bowling Green, Ky. 
In June, 1900, Penick reported that he had seen him. Nahm 
started to read law, and broke down nervously and went all to 
pieces. He afterward was in his father's wholesale clothing 
business, and was getting wealthy. 

JOHN HOWARD NIXON, M.D., 

314 St. Louis Street, Springfield, Mo. 

On leaving Princeton, I entered the Medical Department of 
the University of Pennsylvania, graduating M.D. in 1888. 
Served as Resident Physician in the Hospital at Wilkes-Barre, 
Pa., as substitute physician in the State Hospital for the Insane, 
Warren, Pa. After post-graduate work in Berlin, Germany, I 
settled here in 1890 and have been engaged in general practice 
since. 

Am unmarried and have taken no active part in politics. 

For several years I was Lecturer in Physiology, Drury Col- 
lege, and have been President of the County Medical Society. 



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PAUL T. NORTON, 

Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, Pa. 

And 1505 Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 
I am sorry, but I have nothing interesting or entertaining 
to say about myself. My present address is Osceola Mills, 
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, in the heart of the Bituminous 
Coal Region. Since leaving college, I have lived in Philadel- 
phia, and in Elizabeth, N. J., and near Somerville, N. J. I 
have made one trip abroad, and have been in nearly all parts 
of this country. I am one of those villainous "coal barons" 
about which so much is published in the newspapers, but un- 
fortunately having missed seeing the occupation through rose- 
colored glasses, have found it simply a practical, hard-working 
and precarious life, rather than one where it was simply neces- 
sary to gather in the millions which the good Lord had placed 
on the earth for man's profit without labor. I was married in 
1887 and have five children, Paul, Jr., nineteen ; Dorothy, sev- 
enteen ; Ruth, sixteen ; Kenneth, fourteen ; and Carolyn, eleven ; 
the first named having outgrown his father by reaching six 
feet two in height. 

I have never run for political office, but have been appointed 
member of several commissions and have been trustee of seve- 
ral estates. 

I can suggest no improvement on the most excellent Reunion 
of 1905, and only regret that I was not able to stay in Prince- 
ton more than a few hours at that time. 

R. M. PARKER, 

117 Wall Street, New York City. 

Please pardon my not replying before to your circular, so as 
to complete the '85 Record. 

I am still living in Newark, at 568 Broad Street, and have my 
office at 117 Wall Street. 

My occupation has been changed from railroad employee to 
manufacturer. I was made G. F. Agent of Erie Railroad on 
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the vacancy occurring through the death of the former incum- 
bent and I was promoted to the position. Held this position 
for two years, and was then offered a position to look after 
the freight matters for the American Sugar Refining Com- 
pany and went with that company, at the solicitation of Mr. 
Havemeyer January 1, 1905. 

I am still looking after the railroad matters for the Sugar 
Company, and in addition took over the Presidency of the 
Brooklyn Cooperage Company, June 1, 1906. The business 
requires me to travel a good deal between the cities of Boston, 
Philadelphia, and New Orleans ; in the Adirondack Mountains, 
western Pennsylvania and Missouri, with occasional trips to 
Chicago and other places. 

Am not married. Have never gone into politics and do not 
expect to. Seldom if ever see any '85 men, much to my regret, 
as I enjoyed the reunion in '05 so much. Let us have the 
same kind of a reunion in 1910 that we had in 1905. 

Prof. JOHN M. PENICK, 

Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo. 

Write me down for one of the '85 Records. If at all pos- 
sible, I will be with you for the 1910 reunion. I have not seen 
another '85 man since 1900. My own life has been that of 
the average man who has done his duty in a small way to 
family and state. A detailed history would be "tedious in the 
telling." The biggest game that I have bagged are wild ducks 
and "possum." The biggest fish — 

I have just finished my eighteenth year in the chair of 
physics and chemistry at Missouri Valley College. In 1892 I 
was married to Miss Gertrude La Motte, of Roanoke, Mo. 
Four children have come to our home, of whom any man might 
be proud: Katherine Sue, born October 7, 1893; Grisler, June 
21, 1895; La Motte, September 7, 1900, and John Moore, Jr., 
January 8, 1908. I regret that I cannot give you any of the 
information requested in the circular. 



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^ THED PERSHING, 

Care of Provident Life and Trust Co., 401 Chestnut 
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

When I graduated, I made arrangements to go to Harvard 
for post graduate work in English language and literature, but 
my oculist told me that my only chance of avoiding the blind 
asylum was to give my eyes an absolute rest for at least twelve 
months. Sad experience had taught me by that time to pay 
very great respect to his advice, so I followed it. In the fall 
of '86 Coney and I went into the Harrisburg Academy. I 
think we ran a pretty good prep school. We did some good 
for Princeton, but not much for ourselves, except in the way 
of gaining experience, and at the end of three years managed 
to leave town with our bills all paid. From '89 to '91 I was 
agent for Allyn & Bacon, text-book publishers of Boston, and 
from '91 to '02 I was with Ginn & Co., in the same business. 
Becoming weary of the incessant travelling which my duties 
required, I left the book business in 1902 and took up life insur- 
ance in the agency department of the Provident Life and Trust 
Co. of Philadelphia. I am at the home office of the company 
at 401 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 

On the 15th of July I was married at Shamokin, Pa., to Eliz- 
abeth Helfenstein, daughter of the late Charles P. Helfenstein, 
and have one child, a daughter named Elizabethed, born Janu- 
ary 11, 1906. 

In politics I have done nothing; I'm not in the right state. 

The highest honor I have received was at our twentieth re- 
union, where I was the first to arrive and the last to leave. I 
intend to repeat this success at every future gathering of '85 
and will hold the belt against all competitors. 

yj JAMES POTTER, 

The Dardenelle, Broad and Locust Streets, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
He was in the B. and O. R. R. at one time, and then in the 






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newspaper business. At one time he was the Philadelphia cor- 
respondent of a New York brokerage house, and at one time 
was the president of the Philadelphia Base Ball Association. 

CLARENCE PRICE, 

American Car and Foundry Co., 
165 Broadway, New York City. 

I thank you for your circular letter of July 18th, asking for 
certain information for class records. I am sorry to say that 
I have nothing of a startling nature to offer but am plodding 
along trying to make two ends meet. 

My permanent address is 165 Broadway, New York. 

I have lived all over the country since I left Princeton; in 
Bismarck, North Dakota for ten years, returning to Cincin- 
nati, entering local politics there, and was a custodian of the 
government building and Assistant Postmaster for four years. 
I left that office and went to Chicago as purchasing agent of 
the Chicago & Alton R. R., staying there four years. I left 
to come with the American Car and Foundry Company, with 
whom I have been for the past five years. A year ago I was 
elected one of the vice-presidents. That is the only thing worth 
commenting upon that has occurred to your humble servant, 
arid that is not saying much. 

I was married to Susan Morris White, on February 22, 1908, 
and am still happy. 

I have not been in politics for the past ten years, nor had a 
Presidential candidate up to now over whom I could enthuse. 

I am a member of the Princeton Club of New York, and see 
a number of the '85 men there. 

I will do my best to be at the reunion in 1910, subject to 
strikes, fires and other accidents beyond my control. 

WM. P. RIGGS, 

814 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Md. 
Since our last class record was published, I have been doing 



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nothing of particular interest to the Class of '85, but in order 
to comply with the terms of the notices sent me by Secretary 
Thompson, I must write something about myself. 

The principal part of my time for ten years after leaving 
college, was spent in Northwestern Iowa, looking after real 
estate interests owned by my father's estate. This kept me 
away from the East except for brief periods at Xmas time, and 
consequently I saw very little of my classmates or in fact any 
Princeton men. For the past eight years I have made my home 
with my mother in Baltimore, and given some attention to our 
real estate interests in this state. These interests, I might say, 
unfortunately consisted largely of farm lands and suburban 
property acquired under foreclosure proceedings, and conse- 
quently have not paid me very well for the time required in 
looking after same. I have never married, and as I can 
frankly state, I have never even been near it, my classmates 
are safe in putting me down as a bachelor for life. My office 
is 634 Equitable Building, and my home address 814 Cathedral 
Street, and whenever any '85 man is in Baltimore, he can reach 
me at one of these places, if I am at home, and I will be glad 
of an opportunity to talk over old days. 

A. F. ROBERTS, 

11 Macon Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Or care of Home Rubber Co., 80 Reade St., New York City. 

On June 1, 1905, Roberts wrote: I have before me your 
pleasant letter of the 31st ult. and would state that I had made 
all arrangements and fully intended being with you at the 
reunion of our class in June, but on account of the sudden 
death of my father my plans have been disarranged and I 
think it hardly possible that I can be there. I will be able to 
advise you more definitely within the next few days. 

I trust that you will have a most successful and pleasant 
reunion, and ask that you remember me to all the boys. 



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fWILLIAM HENRY ROBINSON, 

Died July n, 1896. 
In 1893 failing health compelled him to assign the pastorate 
of his church in Kansas and return to his home in Cambridge, 
N. Y. He was married and had children. 

FORD W. ROCHELLE, 

Chester, N. J. 

I intended to send the facts for the Record before, but time 
flies with a family of five children. Will you kindly pardon 
the delay. 

I am a farmer and plant grower. Lived in Princeton from 
'85 to '97; Chester, '97 to '09. No travels, except through 
Eastern states on business trips. 

Occupation during last eight years, farmer and plant grower. 

Married at Princeton, March 14, 1889. Children: Mar- 
garet, born December 26, 1889; Paul, born December 4, 1893; 
Winfield, born October 3, 1897; Helen, born January 17, 1899; 
Philip, born February 3, 1908. 

Have taken no active part in politics. 

No position of honor or trust except elder in the church and 
officer in Law and Order League. 

I seldom see an '85 man. 

I shall attend the reunion in 1910, if possible. How may I 
get a class Record? 

JOHN P. ROOSA, 

Sullivan County Judge and Surrogate, 

Monticello, N. Y. 
I should have written you before, but one thing and another 
has delayed me. Briefly, I live at Monticello, N. Y., and 
have made my home here since leaving college, with the excep- 
tion of trips to various places during the vacation period. I 
have been actively engaged in the practice of the law, and am 
what is known as a busy man. 






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I was married to Miss Caroline P. Jones, June 25, 1890. 
We have no children. 

Since my admission to the bar have been quite actively en- 
gaged in politics; chairman of Republican County Committee 
for many years of this county (Sullivan) and have held the 
offices herein named in the order named : District Attorney of 
Sullivan County for two terms, and in 1905 was elected 
County Judge and now hold this office ; was a delegate to the 
Republican National Convention at Philadelphia in 1900, when 
McKinley was renominated, and delegate to the National Con- 
vention at Chicago in 1904 which nominated Roosevelt. This 
covers, I think, briefly about all you desire. I occasionally see 
Edwards and Bryan, and met Ed. Wilson at Chicago at the 
national convention when Roosevelt was nominated, Ed. being 
-a delegate to that convention. I have no suggestions to offer 
as to the 1910 reunion, but hope to see all the boys at that 
time, and think every one should make it a point to be on 
hand. I note you are in the New Jersey Assembly and tried to 
find you last winter at Trenton, but you were out of the city. 

PAUL ADRIAN SCHARFF, 
Care Louis A. Sayre, 
Madison, N. J. 
No report. Nobody seems to know where he is. 

ALEXANDER SCHENCK, 
No address known. 
He was for a time somewhere in the West, and is now said 
to be in New York City. 

FREDERICK W. SCOTT, 

Care of Scott & Stringfellow, 

Richmond, Va. 
My brother, Frederick W. Scott, received your second letter, 
dated September 28th, asking for information for your class 



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record. His modesty has prompted him to ask me — his 
younger brother, and of the class of 1898, to answer your 
circular and supply the necessary information. 

He is the senior member of the firm of Scott & Stringf el- 
low, bankers and brokers, and founder of this firm in 1893, 
when he became a member of the New York Stock Exchange, 
and since that time has carried on a successful bankers' and 
brokers' business, and, so far as I know, has not yet been inves- 
tigated. 

Letters mailed care of his firm, Richmond, Va., will always 
reach him. 

His country home, known as "Royal Orchard," is near 
Afton, Virginia, on top of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and 
here he spends four months of the summer, busily occupied 
in building roads and making two blades of grass grow where 
one grew before. 

He was married October 18, 1893, to Elizabeth Mayo 
Strother, of Richmond, Va. Five children : Sidney Buford 
Scott, born September 9, 1895; Isabel Walker Scott, born 
June 22, 1899; Elizabeth Strother Scott, born February 8, 
1901 ; Frederick Wm. Scott, Jr., born November 5, 1903 ; 
Mary Ross Scott, born July 4, 1906. 

He has not taken an active part in politics, or held political 
office, though much interested in municipal development, but 
has devoted his life to finance, and is member of the Board of 
Directors of several large corporations and railroads. 

He rarely sees any men of his class, and does not get back 
to college as often as I should like, but I will endeavor to send 
him along next June. 

Yours very truly, 

Granger Cale Scott. 

HOWARD SCRIBNER, 

Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 
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New York. In June, 1900, he wrote : Enclosed please find 
check for $10. I hope the reunion will be a great success. 
Since then there has been no word from him. 

JOSEPH B. SHEA, 

Penn, Fifth and Cecil Way, Pittsburg, Pa. 

In reply to your second letter, I would say that since our 
last record was issued, my life has gone along on very even 
lines, and the only item of particular interest from a Princeton 
standpoint, either to myself or the class, was my being honored 
by being elected in 1906 as a life member of the Board of 
Trustees of Princeton University. This honor, as I am glad 
to think, came to me to a considerable extent through the 
loyal efforts of '85 men. Since that time I have taken as active 
an interest in the affairs of the University as has been com- 
patible with my not residing near Princeton. 

To come down to pure facts, I would answer your topics as 
follows : 

My permanent address is care of Joseph Home Co., Pitts- 
burg, Pa., and my apparently permanent occupation is mer- 
chandising in the above corporation. 

I have lived nowhere except in Pittsburg since leaving 
Princeton. My only long trips at home have been fishing trips 
through the Canadian forests, and two very hurried trips 
abroad represent the sum total of my Trans-Atlantic journeys. 

With the exception of a year and a half which I spent in an 
iron mill right after graduation, I have been in the dry goods 
and department store business ever since graduation. Up 
until 1901 I was with the Pittsburg Dry Goods Co., finally 
becoming President of that wholesale company. I then left to 
come down and take my father's place in the Joseph Home 
Co., where I still am. 

I have never desired to in any way take part in politics, and 
have never been a candidate for or occupied any political office. 

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which are thrust upon a man, and have all been in the nature of 
business, with the exception that for the last five years I have 
done my best towards making the Pittsburg Orchestra a suc- 
cess. 

I do not see many '85 men, there being only three of them 
in Pittsburg. Hall is, as everyone knows, a prominent and 
very excellent attorney. I believe that Frank Speer is still in 
the house building business. Steele Clark is connected with 
the Pittsburg Railways Co. and seems to be the right man in 
the right place. 

I believe that our last reunion was as nearly model as can 
be asked. 

I was married in Trinity Episcopal Church on June 11, 
1900, to Clara Bell Morgan. We have two living children: 
C. Bernard, born December 25, 1893; Sidney Morgan, born 
January 6, 1899. 

ALFRED B. SHERWOOD, 

112 Gorden Street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
His home address for a time was Scotchtown, N. Y. At one 
time he taught in Newark, and was afterward in Washington. 
He is now said to be teaching in Poughkeepsie. 

SICKELS. 

No address. 
He is said to have been in our class for a short time, but 
nobody seems to remember his first name or where he came 
from. 

■ / AUG. COLEMAN SMITH, 

52 Broadway, New York City. 
Your two circulars received. Nothing new to report. Same 
old occupation. Still married and have three children, oldest 
twelve. 



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BENJAMIN B. SMITH, 

22 S. Perry Street, Montgomery, Ala. 
He is a prosperous architect, and is still fond of fishing, 
even if the cares of the office deprive him of much sport. 

CHARLES H. SMITH, 

1212 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 

He is a prosperous banker and broker, and grows in weight 
in spite of the cares of business. 

He was a Sergeant in the First Troop, Philadelphia City 
Cavalry. Previous to the Spanish War he had served in the 
City Troop for six years, and was an active member of that 
body when the war broke out. He enlisted with the Troop 
and served with it in Porto Rico. 

E. L. SMITH, 

28 Jarvis Place, Trenton, N. J. 
He is said to live on that part of the ancestral acres which 
he has not yet cut up into building lots, and sold. As Trenton 
is growing very rapidly in that direction, he is probably very 
well off. 

ROBERT L. SMITH, 

509 South Street, Appleton, Wis. 

The half dozen requests for information were returned with 
the above devise in red ink from a rubber stamp. 

He was in the banking, real estate, and loaning business in 
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota, and Washington. 

F. H. SPEER, 

Ferguson Tin Plate Co., Torrens Street and P. R. R., 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
I have received another postal requesting information for 
the '85 Class Record. The postals are very interesting, but 
I don't want to work you for a whole series of souvenir cards 
of Princeton, and therefore send you the information covering 
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The record ought to be compiled and I shall be glad to have 
one when they are ready. 

Shortly after graduating I went to Washington territory, 
and after knocking about considerably there, I returned to 
Pittsburgh and soon went into the business of manufacturing 
glass bottles. I remained in that business but a short time, 
when I quit to enter the retail lumber business. I continued 
in this business until 1891, when I sold out. After that for 
several years I operated in real estate, buying land, improving 
it, erecting buildings, etc. In 1895 I started a company for 
the manufacture of tin plate. This business I am still engaged 
in. In 1898-99 I was engaged in logging on the Arkansas and 
Mississippi Rivers, with headquarters at Arkansas City, Ark. 
In 1900 I organized a company to manufacture lumber and 
wood boxes, and from 1900 to 1903 I was saw-milling and 
logging in Alabama on the Tombigbee River, manufacturing 
the lumber there and making the boxes in Pittsburg. Since 
1903 I have been actively and almost exclusively engaged in the 
tin plate business, manufacturing roofing plates principally. I 
am President and General Manager of my company and expect 
to continue in this business as my life work. 

I was married April 29, 1889, to Anna S. Ferguson, and 
have one son, Frank Heath Speer, Jr. He was born December 
25, 1895, and expect him to enter Princeton in due time. 

I would like to be present at every '85 reunion from now on 
and shall endeavor to do so. I suggest that the class officers, 
or a committee, arrange headquarters for each reunion, so that 
we can meet, eat and sleep in comfort. I have seen too little 
of Princeton since graduating and expect to get there more 
frequently in future. 

f CHARLES REID SPENCE. Died January 31, 1905. 

From the Baltimore Sun of February 1, 1905 : 
Mr. Charles R. Spence, second vice-president of the Mer- 
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financial and social life of Baltimore, died at 7.35 o'clock last 
night at the Union Protestant Infirmary. Mr. Spence had been 
operated on three times for appendicitis, but the efforts to 
save his life were unavailing. His immediate family was at 
his bedside when he died. Mr. Spence was taken to the 
infirmary January 23, having been taken suddenly ill at his 
office that afternoon. The trouble was thought to be indiges- 
tion, but Dr. J. M. T. Finney was called and diagnosed it as 
appendicitis and urged an immediate operation. Mr. Spence 
was at once taken to the hospital and the operation performed 
by Dr. Finney. It was at first thought to be successful, but 
on Thursday a second operation was found to be necessary, 
and still another Saturday night. 

Charles Reid Spence was born November 11, 1864, in 
Brooklyn, N. Y., where his father had gone to establish a 
branch of the business of Spence & Reid, of Baltimore. He 
received his education at Princeton University, obtaining his 
degree in 1885. His parents had meanwhile removed to Balti- 
more again and taken up their permanent residence, and it was 
to Baltimore that young Spence came home from college to 
begin his business career. 

In 1885 tne Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company was 
organized, and upon his return to the city the young man 
entered the office of the new concern as a bookkeeper. From 
this position he steadily rose by reason of his marked ability, 
filling successively each position up to that of vice-president 
in a manner eminently satisfactory to his superior officers. 
He finally became one of the vice-presidents of the company 
and was second on the list of such officers at the time of his 
death. He rose from bookkeeper to vice-president in the 
remarkably short space of ten years, which phenomenal success 
was due in a large measure to his decided financial ability. He 
was an expert accountant and was painstaking and thorough 
in whatever task he undertook. 

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John Gill, president of the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com- 
pany, and Mr. Spence had a large number of warm friends 
among both his business associates and those with whom his 
relations were mainly social. 

Six years ago Mr. Spence married Miss Elizabeth James, 
daughter of Mr. N. W. James, of this city. She, with one son, 
who bears his father's full name, survives him. He was a 
nephew of Mr. W. W. Spence. 

He had been a member of Brigadier-General Riggs' ('83) 
staff for a number of years, with the rank of major, and when 
the brigade was in active service — camping, etc. — he performed 
the duties of quartermaster-general. The deceased always re- 
tained a deep love for his alma mater and religiously attended 
all of the reunions of his class. 

Dr. A. LIVINGSTON STAVELY, 

1744 M Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 

After leaving Princeton I took the medical course at the 
University of Pennsylvania, graduating in '88. Upon leaving 
"Old Penn" I served an internship in the Reading Hospital, 
Reading, Pa. ; the Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia ; the Johns 
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. At the last place I was Chief 
Resident in the Gynecological Department, of which Howard 
A. Kelly was chief. After that I went to Washington, D. C, 
where I was Superintendent of a local hospital for a little over 
a year, and then began private practice. I have made a spe- 
cialty of gynecology and abdominal surgery. 

I am now located at 1744 M Street, N. W., Washington, 
D. C. 

My travels are not extensive. I have been to Europe once 
and have seen much of this country east of the Mississippi. 

In December, 1905, I married Miss Willie Browning Haral- 
son, daughter of Hon. John Haralson, of the Supreme Bench 
of Alabama, and cousin of Gen. John B. Gordon. I was mar- 
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I have held various positions in connection with my profes- 
sion, other than those previously mentioned. I am on the 
teaching staff of the George Washington University and have 
hospital positions. 

I have seen few Princeton men and those I have met will 
give a good account of themselves in their own communica- 
tions. It is my ambition to be present at the 1910 Reunion. 

f E. C. STEERS. Died in the Adirondack^, summer of 1883. 

W. DeWITT STERRY, 

79 Pine Street, New York City. 

My address continues as above. I cannot make my letter as 
interesting as some I hope to read when you send me a new 
'85 record. My home is in Roselle Park, N. J., only a short 
daily ride from my desk in New York, and the "latch-string" 
hangs out. 

My entire time is given to an importing and manufacturing 
business which my brothers and myself received from my 
father. 

I was married in the Central Methodist Church, Newark, 
N. J., the 17th August, 1900. We have no children. 

I regret to say I meet very few '85 men, as my duties have 
moulded me into an "inside" man ; but occasionally I see 
Bryan, Burger, Conover and Edwards on the street to shake 
hands. I am told I carry my years as well as can be expected 
of the average mortal. Success in a modest way has come to 
me and my health is good. 

I have had some foreign and a little home travel. 

I trust my "answer immediately" may not miss the purpose 
I have in view, and I send kind regards to each and every 
member of the class. 

JONATHAN STURGES, 

Saville Club, London, England. 
He is leading a literary life in England. 



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GEORGE E. SWARTZ, 

1444 Unity Building, Chicago, 111. 

Your favor of the 9th instant reminding me that I have not 
as yet replied to the inquiries for the class record has been 
received and contents noted. Please excuse the delay. In 
reply I would say: My address is No. 1444 Unity Building, 
Chicago, 111. ; occupation that of attorney-at-law. I have not 
resided at any other place since leaving Princeton, nor have I 
travelled to any extent. 

My occupation during that period has been the same as above 
stated. 

I was married at Chicago, 111., in April, A. D. 1906. 

I have not taken any active part in politics nor have I been 
a candidate for or occupied any political office. 

As to our reunion in 1910, I can only wish that it may be as 
successful as the one of 1905, of which I have a very pleasing 
recollection. 

I regret that I shall not be able to attend the "combination 
dinner" of the several classes named on March 12, 1909, at 
the city of New York. Kind regards to all. 

Prof. H. D. THOMPSON, 
Princeton, N. J. 

After being a Fellow of Princeton and of the Johns Hopkins 
University, I studied in Goettingen for two years. In 1889 I 
received the degree of D.Sc. from Princeton, and in 1892 the 
degree of Ph.D. from the University of Goettingen. From 
September, 1888, to the present time I have been teaching 
mathematics at Princeton. I have been three times to Cali- 
fornia, once to Alaska, six times to Europe. 

I was married December 28, 1908, in St. Louis, to Miss 
Genevieve Lemoine. 

I have been elected three times to the New Jersey Legislature. 

In regard to other positions of honor and trust which I 
occupy, I may say that I am President of the New York 






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Alumni Association of the Johns Hopkins University, Presi- 
dent of the Nassau Club of Princeton, and last, but not least, 
Secretary of the class of '85. 

Dr. HENRY H. THORP, 

Main Street, Southampton, L. L, N. Y. 

On leaving Princeton entered College of Physicians and 
Surgeons, Medical Department, Columbia College, receiving 
degree M.D. Appointed on staff of St. Luke's Hospital, New 
York. Connected with Post-Graduate Hospital, chief of staff, 
Surgical Section. Assistant Surgeon, Columbia Hospital, 
Bellevue Hospital, etc. 

On declaration of war with Spain enlisted at Washington in 
1st U. S. Vol. Cavalry (Rough Riders). Landed at Bacqueri, 
Santiago Province, June 22d. Served as No. 2 of rapid fire 
gun crew (Tiffany's Gun Battery). 

Recommended for commission by Col. Roosevelt July 10th, 
in dispatch to President McKinley, and returned to Montauck, 
L. I., as Acting Assistant Surgeon of regiment in September, 
1908. Returned to practice in New York. 

Three years ago moved to Southampton, L. I., where I am 
practicing. Surgeon L. I. R. R. 

HENRY P. TOLER, 

500 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 
He was for several years a broker, in partnership with 
"Steve" Halsey. Toler married Miss Virginia Wheeler in 
1888, and has two children: Dorothy, born December 3, 1889, 
and Henry P., Jr., born October 19, 1891. He has given up 
his business and has become a "Christian Science healer." A 
few years ago he was also interested in a scheme to obtain the 
lands in New Harlem, namely New York City, for their right- 
ful owners, among whom he himself was numbered. It is now 
said that he has retired from the world. 



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f L. H. TOWLER. 

Died in Chicago on June 25, 1897. He committed suicide 
while temporarily deranged as the result of the silver discussion 
in 1896, spent his time talking on the subject on the street 
corners, and finally lost his mental balance entirely. The date 
is from the records in the office of the Coroner of Cook County 
and the proofs of loss which were made on the insurance poli- 
cies held by Towler in the Mutual Benefit Co. 

He was connected with the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance 
Co. 

, f HOWARD PAYSON TRASK. 

Died in New York City, May 19, 1890. 

! ARTHUR TREE, 
V] Leamington, Warwickshire, England. 

Burger writes, October 30, 1908 : When I saw Arthur Tree 
in London he had a country place in Warwickshire, where he 
was passing the time in hunting and polo. He asked me to 
spend a week end with him, but, unfortunately, I was called 
away on business to Russia, and I have not seen him since. I 
heard that he had returned to this country, but whether per- 
manently or not I do not know. 

f THOMAS CHALMERS UMSTED. 

Died in Delaware City, Del., October 23, 1900. 
He was born at Faggs Manor, Chester County, Pa., October 
10, 1862. He received his education at the West Nottingham 
Academy, Maryland, and at Princeton College, after which he 
studied law with E. Coppee Mitchell, of Philadelphia, and at 
the same time entered the Law School of the University of 
Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated. He was admitted 
to the Philadelphia bar in June, 1886. In the fall of the same 
year Mr. Umsted moved to Wilkesbarre, where he was ad- 
mitted to the bar December 6. Here he resided until a short 
time before his death. 



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Mr. Umsted's business was confined principally to the civil 
courts, the law of real estate, and the safe investment of capital, 
in which department he was singularly successful. 

On January 1, 1891, Mr. Umsted married Miss Katharine 
Scott Moore, of Wilkesbarre. 

He leaves one child, Thomas Scott Umsted, born April 27, 
1892. 

GEORGE URQUHART, 
No address known. 
The Journal of Commerce, Philadelphia, February 22, 1902, 
has a picture of Urquhart, and says: There are various 
branches of legal practice and many attorneys devote them- 
selves almost exclusively to some one of these. As an example 
may be cited Mr. George Urquhart, whose practice is princi- 
pally confined to corporation work and who has been retained 
as counsel by several of the city's prominent corporations. His 
practice is by no means confined to the State of Pennsylvania, 
but extends throughout the country, and his opinions are 
called for from all parts of the United States on corporation 
law. He is also a frequent contributor to the leading legal 
periodicals of the country and his articles are always luminous 
and convincing. He is the fortunate possessor of one of the 
finest law libraries in the city. Mr. Urquhart was born in 
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., graduated from Princeton University in 
1885 and was admitted to the Wilkes-Barre bar in 1887. He 
removed to Philadelphia in 1890. In 1897 he displayed rare 
ability as one of the counsel for the sheriff of Luzerne County 
and his deputies, who were indicted and tried for the killing 
of striking miners at Latimer during the coal mine riots. In 
the case of the Banking Department of Pennsylvania against 
the Penn Germania Building and Loan Association, in 1900, 
he was associated with the Attorney-General of the State for 
the prosecution. He was a member of the Board of Examiners 
of law students for Luzerne County for several years. Although 



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he is engaged in a general law practice yet, as stated above, he 
devotes himself mainly to the laws affecting corporations. Mr. 
Urquhart is a fluent and eloquent speaker, is well versed in the 
law, and enjoys a high degree of professional and social popu- 
larity. Mr. Urquhart's office is in Room 1109, Real Estate 
Trust Building, corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets. 

CHARLES VAN AUSDAL, 

Plymouth Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. 
No report. 

J. G. VAN ETTEN, 
Kingston, N. Y. 
He is a practicing lawyer. At one time he was County Judge 
of Ulster County. 

WALTER S. VAUGHAN, 
Richmond, Ind. 
This address was correct in November, 1903. 

RODMAN WANAMAKER, 
13th and Market Streets, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Rodman Wanamaker has practically spent all his time since 

his graduation in looking after the enormous connections of 

''the Wanamaker houses in Philadelphia, Paris and New York, 

and is now practically the owner and manager of the entire 

organization. 

The business which he controls covers the largest space of 
any retail establishment in the world, including 42 3-10 acres of 
floor space in the Philadelphia store now being completed and 
34 acres in the New York establishment. 

During a residence of many years in Paris he interested him- 
self in the welfare of the young American students and was 
the principal organizer and has been for some years the Presi- 






RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE 109 

dent of the American Art Association, the only thing of its 
kind in all Europe that has continued for any length of time 
and which cares for 350 students, including men from Prince- 
ton, Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania, and all the other colleges, 
who come to Paris to follow up various studies. 

He has had the unusual honor, not conferred on any other 
merchant in this country, of being decorated with the Cross 
of Officier of the Legion of Honor of France, an order origin- 
ally created by Napoleon. He is the Consul-General of the 
Republic of Paraguay for the United States, and Consul ot 
the Republic of San Domingo at Philadelphia, Vice-President 
Independence Trust Co., Philadelphia. 

He has devoted a great deal of his time to advancing the 
interests of his employees, especially the young people, and has 
put into execution many plans for their improvement in educa- 
tion, music and physical development. In this connection it has 
been his ambition to establish an American University of Com- 
merce, a work which is interesting the presidents of colleges 
not only in America but in Europe. 

He was married the second time on July 27, 1909, in London, 
to Miss Violet Cruger. 

PAUL WEIR, 

Deposit Bank Building, Owensboro, Ky. 

My life since leaving Princeton has been very uneventful ; 
in fact, it has been, in the words of the poet, ''the short and 
simple annals of the poor." 

I have not married. Have taken no part in politics, have 
lived in this place, and have been practicing law all the time. 
I am Vice-President and a Director of the National Deposit 
Bank, the largest bank in the State outside of Louisville. This 
information is about all I can give. 

I don't see any of the class, except Hiram Gooch. He is 
here every now and then. He is the agent for some sort of a 
lightning apparatus which he installs on farm houses. He says 



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he has a good thing of it. He is large and portly. His home is 
in Chicago. 

Weir follows canoeing as an amusement. The Secretary of 
the class has reason to believe that recently he paddled 40 miles 
in seven and a half hours. 

Rev. JAS. McIVER WICKER, 
St. Paul, N. C. 
I lived and labored in the "Quaker City" in the same occupa- 
tion about eleven years. I spent the summer of 1886 in Nova 
Scotia, and went to Europe in 1890. I was married to Margaret 
Russell Gilmour at Roslyn Cottage, Cumnock, N. C, October 1, 
1891. My children are: Caroline Gilmour, born September 10, 
1892; Eleanor Catherine, born January n, 1894 (died Novem- 
ber 21, 1894) ; Frances Willard, born January 22, 1896; Mar- 
garet Mclver, born July 7, 1900, and Janet Russell, born Janu- 
ary 2, 1903 (died February 18, 1903). The only thing I have 
to do with politics is to go to the polls and vote against the 
"gang." In the summer of 1909 moved to St. Paul. 

f CALVIN WIGHT. Died July 11, 1899. 

Left college for some time on account of ill health, then 
returned and graduated in the class of 1892. After studying 
theology in Chicago and Princeton, he went as a missionary to 
China. 

Dr. WM. L. WILBUR, 
433 E. State Street, 
Trenton, N. J. 
From State Gazette, Trenton, N. J., of November n, 1908: 
With the sound of the clocks at midnight last night the term 
of office of Sheriff William L. Wilbur, who was elected three 
years ago, expired, and he ceased to be the county's highest 
officer of the peace. He leaves behind him a clean record and 
a successful administration, and he was told this yesterday 
afternoon by Judge Rellstab. 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE III 

Sheriff Wilbur is a physician and a surgeon of ability, and 
when he came to this city to reside .three years ago, and to take 
up the duties of sheriff, he was appointed a member of the staff 
of visiting surgeons of St. Francis Hospital, which position he 
still holds. While in this city he built up a practice which he 
feels he would not care to relinquish and return to Hightstown, 
his former home. Therefore he has decided to permanently 
reside in Trenton and continue the practice of medicine. 

He took a medical course in the University of Pennsylvania, 
from which he was graduated in 1888. For twelve years he 
and his father practiced medicine in Hightstown. He was 
assistant surgeon of the old Seventh Regiment at the time the 
National Guard was reorganized. His rank was that of first 
lieutenant. He was in the New Jersey Assembly for two terms. 

EDMUND WILSON, 

Attorney-General of New Jersey, 

Red Bank, N. J. 
Pardon this tardy reply to your persistent and good-natured 
request for information to be used in the '85 record. My 
permanent address is still at Red Bank and I am still engaged 
in the active practice of law. I began my professional work 
three years after graduation from Princeton, and nothing has 
interrupted it except brief intervals of travel at home and 
abroad. I was married on the 9th day of March, 1892, to 
Helen M. Kimball, daughter of W. S. Kimball, M.D. We have 
one son, Edmund Wilson, Jr., who was born May 8, 1895. 
My interest in politics had been casual rather than active, for 
the exactions of a country practice have required my constant 
attention. I served as a member of the State Board of Educa- 
tion for a number of years. In September, 1903, I was ap- 
pointed by the then Attorney-General of the United States, 
Mr. Moody, a special assistant to the United States Attorney 
for the District of New Jersey for the purpose of assisting in 
the preparation and trial of cases which the Department of 



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Justice was pressing against certain bank officers in the State 
of New Jersey for violating the National Banking Act. In 
June, 1907, I was made a member of the Board of Railroad 
Commissioners of New Jersey. In November, 1908, I resigned, 
and was appointed by Governor J. Franklin Fort, Attorney- 
General of the State. 

I very much hope nothing will prevent the proposed class 
reunion in 1910. As we grow older I think we all feel that the 
associations of youth and early manhood are the best treasures 
of memory, and class reunions help to make these memories 
more precious and vivid. 

From Trenton Advertiser, November 22, 1908: The new 
Attorney-General selected by Governor Fort, Edmund Wilson, 
has been better known to the people of the State as a campaign 
speaker than as a lawyer, for he has been heard frequently on 
the stump and has gained the title of the "silver-tongued orator 
of Monmouth." Yet Mr. Wilson has a record as an able 
attorney that is more than local. With this record the Gov- 
ernor has been familiar for years, for he was the presiding 
justice of the Supreme Court circuit to which Mr. Wilson's 
practice was largely confined at that time. This intimate pro- 
fessional association impressed the Governor with Mr. Wil- 
son's capabilities, character and independence, and the Chief 
Executive set forth these facts in an official announcement 
accompanying the appointment. The new Attorney-General 
therefore comes to his office with the very best of reference, 
with a proved reputation as an able advocate, and with the best 
wishes of the people for a successful career as chief legal 
adviser of the State. — Newark News. 

t F. H. WILSON. 

It is thought that he died in Colorado some years before 
1897. Bayard remembers seeing notice to that effect in the 
Philadelphia papers. 



RECORD OF PRINCETON EIGHTY-FIVE II3 

EDWARD S. WOOD, 

140 E. State Street, Trenton, N. J. 

My address, residence, occupation, etc., are same as before. 

In 1900 he wrote : Since leaving college I have taken a three 
years' course at the University of Pennsylvania law depart- 
ment, at the end of which I was admitted to the Philadelphia 
bar, and later passed another examination for admittance to 
the New Jersey bar. My residence and office are still at 
Trenton, N. J. Have traveled to some extent at home and 
abroad during the summer months. Am connected with a 
number of clubs, notably a very successful Princeton Alumni 
Association of Trenton, composed of about ninety Princeton 
men, and also the Trenton Country Club, of each of which I 
am treasurer, a position mostly of labor. Am also a trustee 
of the Young Men's Christian Association of this place. 

Dr. WILLIAM E. WOODEND. 
Address unknown. 
He was a broker at one time. The New York Sun of May 
1, 1904, has a couple of columns on the smashup of his firm. 

f FRANK STILES WOODRUFF. 

Died at Elizabeth, N. J., May 26, 1893. 

In the summer of '85 he and Beattie started East together, 
traveling over parts of Europe, and reached Beirut, Syria, in 
time to commence teaching there in the autumn. Frank was 
teacher of English in the Syrian Protestant College for three 
years, and then came home as he had planned and spent the 
next three years fitting himself for the ministry in the Semi- 
nary at Princeton. 

Woodruff ripened early. His manliness was not that of a 
manly boy, but of a man. His religion and its influence was 
both manly and mature. In the Benham Club of the Seminary 
he was made "Chief" because he was already chief. 

After graduation he started again for Beirut to serve per- 
manently as Professor of English in the College. For nearly 



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two years he held this position, but before the end of the first 
year the disease which at last exhausted him made itself mani- 
fest. Friends and physicians allied with him and fought for 
his life, and in the spring of '93 he sailed for America. Weak 
and worn he reached his old home, and when after two weeks 
of patient suffering consumption had done its work, Elizabeth 
united to do him honor. No man among us has more fitly 
lived. 

CHARLES R. WYLIE, M.D., 
558 High Street, 
Pottstown, Pa. 

Was in business for some time, and prospering. Decided to 
study medicine, so came to Philadelphia and took his degree, 
and is now a physician in Pottstown, and connected with the 
"Hill School." 

In the spring of 1909 he was very ill, but is said to have 
recovered sufficiently to be able to attend to all of his duties, 
except that of writing a letter for this record. 

Rev. GEORGE D. YOUNG, 

Owego, Tioga County, New York. 
I graduated at New York University in the class of 1887 
and at once entered the employ of the wholesale grocery firm 
of R. C. Williams & Co. at the munificent salary of $3 a week. 
After some two years with them I went South on account of 
my wife's health and was with the Richmond Locomotive and 
Machine Works for five years. Then came North and entered 
Princeton Seminary, graduating in the class of 1897. Came 
directly here and have been in this my first charge ever since, 
and to all appearances am likely to remain here. I have one 
son, who is some four or five inches taller than his Dad and 
some forty pounds heavier. He will be 'twenty-one next 
December and is in business life, on the road for the Standard 
Oil. 



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Honors are few and far between. Doubtless rightly so. I 
have always been a Democrat, but have no use for Bryan. 
Some two years ago I took an active part in local politics. 
They say that it is a good plan if you want to be elected to get 
me to speak against you. Any way, my man was beaten. I 
saw Leeper at the General Assembly in New York in 1902 
and Baker once at a football game in Ithaca. Outside of that 
I do not now recall having seen any '85 men. Several of the 
fellows have, however, kindly helped my church in a financial 
way. By all means have the reunion, and if I can I will be 
there. My best wishes to all the class. 



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Later information about, 

MONROE CRAWFORD, 
1219 Washington St., 
^ Hoboken, N. J. 

He was a student in Gottingen and Munich after graduation, 
and later was a lawyer in New York. Crawford lost his health 
while a student in Germany, and again while in business in 
this country, and he has not engaged in active business since, 
but spends most of his time in reading and study at his home 
in Hoboken. 



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